libertaire
French, adjective\li.bɛʁ.tɛʁ\
libertaire is spelled L-I-B-E-R-T-A-I-R-E (10 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written French, the 18,149th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Libertaire is a French adjective meaning “opposed to authoritative or illegitimate powers (political, economical, religious, military or otherwise) ; anarchist, anarchistic …” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qualifie l’état d’esprit de celui ou de celle qui est très attaché au respect de la liberté absolue”.
What does libertaire mean in English?
adjective
- 1
opposed to authoritative or illegitimate powers (political, economical, religious, military or otherwise) ; anarchist, anarchistic ; (left-wing) libertarian
Le Monde libertaire (journal of the french anarchist federation)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qualifie l’état d’esprit de celui ou de celle qui est très attaché au respect de la liberté absolue. 2. Anarchiste. 3. Fondé sur les idées libérales ou libre-échangistes. 4. Qui refuse l’autorité du maître et la discipline pour laisser à l’enfant la plus grande liberté d’expression et de comportement.
noun: 1. Partisan·e de la philosophie libertaire.
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 libertaire
- libertaires plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce libertaire?
- \li.bɛʁ.tɛʁ\
- [li.bɛʁ.tɛʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to libertaire
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is libertaire in French?
libertaire 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).