grossissant
French, adjective/ɡʁɔ.si.sɑ̃/
grossissant is spelled G-R-O-S-S-I-S-S-A-N-T (11 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 62,878th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grossissant is a French adjective meaning “increasing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of grossir. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a la propriété de faire paraître plus gros”.
What does grossissant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
increasing
- 2
magnifying
verre grossissant
- 3
fattening
verb
- 1
present participle of grossir
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a la propriété de faire paraître plus gros.
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 grossissant
- grossissante feminine
- grossissants masculine plural
- grossissantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce grossissant?
- /ɡʁɔ.si.sɑ̃/
- \ɡʁo.si.sɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is grossissant in French?
grossissant 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).