indélicatesse
French, noun/ɛ̃.de.li.ka.tɛs/
indélicatesse is a French feminine noun meaning “indelicacy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Manque de délicatesse dans les sentiments”.
What does indélicatesse mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineindelicacy
- 2
femininetactlessness
- 3
femininedishonesty
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Manque de délicatesse dans les sentiments. 2. Procédé indélicat.
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 indélicatesse
- indélicatesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce indélicatesse?
- /ɛ̃.de.li.ka.tɛs/
- \ɛ̃.de.li.ka.tɛs\
- [ɛ̃.de.li.ka.tɛs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is indélicatesse in French?
indélicatesse appears about once in every 10 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).