guindé
French, adjective/ɡɛ̃.de/
guindé is spelled G-U-I-N-D-É (6 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written French, the 76,422nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Guindé is a French adjective meaning “stuffy, staid; stilted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of guinder. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a l’air contraint, qui veut paraître toujours grave. – Note d’usage : S’applique surtout aux manières…”.
What does guindé mean in English?
adjective
- 1
stuffy, staid; stilted
verb
- 1
past participle of guinder
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a l’air contraint, qui veut paraître toujours grave. – Note d’usage : S’applique surtout aux manières, aux allures. 2. Surélevé.
noun: 1. Corde, câble servant à arrimer ensemble les portants des décors et à les suspendre aux cintres. 2. Petite grue à bras pour soulever les fardeaux. 3. Automobile. 4. Sorte de dévidoir, de tournette.
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 guindé
- guindée feminine
- guindés masculine plural
- guindées feminine plural
- guindes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce guindé?
- /ɡɛ̃.de/
- \ɡɛ̃.de\
- \ɡɛ̃d\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to guindé
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is guindé in French?
guindé appears about once in every 5 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).