lestement
French, adverb\lɛs.tə.mɑ̃\
lestement is spelled L-E-S-T-E-M-E-N-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 25 million words in written French, the 161,134th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lestement is a French adverb meaning “nimbly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “D’une manière leste”.
What does lestement mean in English?
adverb
- 1
nimbly
- 2
racily
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. D’une manière leste. 2. Avec dextérité et promptitude. 3. Avec une légèreté répréhensible.
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.
How do you pronounce lestement?
- \lɛs.tə.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is lestement in French?
lestement appears about once in every 25 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).