grimaçant
French, adjective/ɡʁi.ma.sɑ̃/
grimaçant is spelled G-R-I-M-A-Ç-A-N-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 65,791st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grimaçant is a French adjective meaning “grimacing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of grimacer. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui grimace”.
What does grimaçant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
grimacing
verb
- 1
present participle of grimacer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui grimace.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of grimaçant
- grimaçante feminine
- grimaçants masculine plural
- grimaçantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce grimaçant?
- /ɡʁi.ma.sɑ̃/
- \ɡʁi.ma.sɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is grimaçant in French?
grimaçant appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).