liant
French, noun/li.ɑ̃/
liant is spelled L-I-A-N-T (5 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written French, the 17,903rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Liant is a French masculine noun meaning “binder” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of lier. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Douceur, affabilité, disposition naturelle à former des liaisons”.
What does liant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
flexible, elastic
- 2
sociable
noun
- 1
masculinebinder
- 2
masculineaffability
verb
- 1
present participle of lier
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est propre à lier, qui est souple, élastique, non cassant. 2. Qui est doux, complaisant, affable, propre à former des liaisons.
noun: 1. Douceur, affabilité, disposition naturelle à former des liaisons. 2. Produit dont le rôle est d’assurer la liaison entre deux autres produits difficilement miscibles. 3. Médium liquide qui est mélangé avec un pigment pour créer une peinture.
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 liant
- liante feminine
- liants masculine plural
- liantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce liant?
- /li.ɑ̃/
- /ljɑ̃/
- \ljɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to liant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is liant in French?
liant appears 2.5 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).