image d'Épinal
French, noun/i.maʒ d‿e.pi.nal/
image d'Épinal is spelled I-M-A-G-E-D-É-P-I-N-A-L (12 letters). Image d'Épinal is a French feminine noun meaning “Épinal print (prints on popular subjects rendered in bright sharp colours)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Image coloriée, souvent en forme de devinette, d'énigme, conçue et imprimée à Épinal”.
What does image d'Épinal mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineÉpinal print (prints on popular subjects rendered in bright sharp colours)
- 2
feminineidyllic view, idealized view, rose-coloured view, picture postcard view
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Image coloriée, souvent en forme de devinette, d'énigme, conçue et imprimée à Épinal. 2. Idée reçue ; cliché.
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 image d'Épinal
- images d'Épinal plural
- images d’Épinal plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce image d'Épinal?
- /i.maʒ d‿e.pi.nal/
- \i.maʒ d‿e.pi.nal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.