jargonnant
French, adjective\ʒaʁ.ɡɔ.nɑ̃\
jargonnant is spelled J-A-R-G-O-N-N-A-N-T (10 letters) and appears about once in every 85 million words in written French, the 288,492nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jargonnant is a French adjective meaning “babbling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of jargonner. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Caractérise un exposé, un discours… qui tient du jargon”.
What does jargonnant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
babbling
verb
- 1
present participle of jargonner
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Caractérise un exposé, un discours… qui tient du jargon.
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 jargonnant
- jargonnante feminine
- jargonnants masculine plural
- jargonnantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jargonnant?
- \ʒaʁ.ɡɔ.nɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is jargonnant in French?
jargonnant appears about once in every 85 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).