inanition
French, noun/i.na.ni.sjɔ̃/
inanition is spelled I-N-A-N-I-T-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written French, the 126,551st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Inanition is a French feminine noun meaning “inanition (state of advanced lack of adequate nutrition with resulting weakness)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “(Utilisé surtout dans mourir d’inanition, tomber d’inanition) État de faiblesse causé par le manque de…”.
What does inanition mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinanition (state of advanced lack of adequate nutrition with resulting weakness)
mourir d'inanition
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Utilisé surtout dans mourir d’inanition, tomber d’inanition) État de faiblesse causé par le manque de nourriture.
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 inanition
- inanitions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce inanition?
- /i.na.ni.sjɔ̃/
- \i.na.ni.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to inanition
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is inanition in French?
inanition appears about once in every 15 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).