irrésolu
French, adjective/i.ʁe.zɔ.ly/
irrésolu is spelled I-R-R-É-S-O-L-U (8 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written French, the 107,057th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Irrésolu is a French adjective meaning “indecisive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Non résolu, en parlant d’un problème, d’une question, d’une énigme, d’un mystère”.
What does irrésolu mean in English?
adjective
- 1
indecisive
- 2
unresolved
des questions irrésolues
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Non résolu, en parlant d’un problème, d’une question, d’une énigme, d’un mystère. 2. Qui a peine à se résoudre, à se déterminer.
noun: 1. Celui qui est irrésolu.
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 irrésolu
- irrésolue feminine
- irrésolus masculine plural
- irrésolues feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce irrésolu?
- /i.ʁe.zɔ.ly/
- \i.ʁe.zɔ.ly\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is irrésolu in French?
irrésolu appears about once in every 11 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).