impulsif
French, adjective/ɛ̃.pyl.sif/
impulsif is spelled I-M-P-U-L-S-I-F (8 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written French, the 28,091st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Impulsif is a French adjective meaning “impulsive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui donne une impulsion”.
What does impulsif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
impulsive
- 2
impulsive
Il est très impulsif.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui donne une impulsion. 2. Qui obéit sans résistance à l’impulsion de sa passion, de son caprice, plus forte que celle de sa volonté.
noun: 1. Personne impulsive.
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 impulsif
- impulsive feminine
- impulsifs masculine plural
- impulsives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce impulsif?
- /ɛ̃.pyl.sif/
- \ɛ̃.pyl.sif\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to impulsif
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is impulsif in French?
impulsif appears 1.2 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).