jaunisse
French, noun/ʒo.nis/
jaunisse is spelled J-A-U-N-I-S-S-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 53,211th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jaunisse is a French feminine noun meaning “jaundice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of jaunir. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Nom familier de l’ictère”.
What does jaunisse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininejaundice
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
first-person singular imperfect subjunctive
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nom familier de l’ictère. 2. Nom de diverses maladies d’origine virale de certaines plantes.
adjective: 1. Jaune sale. 2. Teint jaunâtre, terne ou décoloré du tégument.
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 jaunisse
- jaunisses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jaunisse?
- /ʒo.nis/
- \ʒo.nis\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to jaunisse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jaunisse in French?
jaunisse appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).