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indigne

French, adjective

indigne is spelled I-N-D-I-G-N-E (7 letters) and appears 6.2 times per million words in written French, the 9,615th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Indigne is a French adjective meaning “unworthy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of indigner. With an accent, indigné is a different word: “indignant”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui n’est pas digne de quelque chose”.

What does indigne mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    unworthy

  2. 2

    disgraceful

verb

  1. 1

    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

  2. 2

    second-person singular imperative

adjective

as indigné
  1. 1

    indignant (angry, infuriated, mad, resentful)

noun

as indigné
  1. 1

    masculineindignant

verb

as indigné
  1. 1

    past participle of indigner

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Qui n’est pas digne de quelque chose. 2. Qualifie ceux qui, pour avoir manqué à quelque devoir essentiel envers une personne, de son vivant ou après sa mort, sont privés de sa succession. 3. Qualifiait une personne dans le titre qu'elle se donne par humilité, surtout dans les formules de politesse. 4. Qui n’est pas séant, convenable ; qui est condamnable.

noun: 1. Personne indigne.

adjective: 1. Qui montre de l’indignation face à quelque chose de mal ou d’injuste.

noun: 1. Personne qui ressent ou manifeste de l'indignation. 2. Membre du mouvement des Indignés. 3. Partisan du mouvement de contestation Occupy Wall Street.

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 indigne

  • indignes plural
  • indignée feminine
  • indignés masculine plural
  • indignées feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to indigne

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is indigne in French?

indigne appears 6.2 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).

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