libertine
French, adjective\li.bɛʁ.tin\
libertine is spelled L-I-B-E-R-T-I-N-E (9 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written French, the 31,386th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Libertine is a French feminine adjective meaning “feminine singular of libertin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does libertine mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of libertin
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Personne qui s’écarte volontairement des règles imposées par la morale de son temps et de son milieu. 2. Personne versée dans les plaisirs raffinés, bravant les conventions et les pratiques de son milieu. 3. Personne qui recherche le plaisir avec de multiples partenaires, sans entretenir de relation amoureuse, ni engager ses sentiments.
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 libertine
- libertines plural
- libertin masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce libertine?
- \li.bɛʁ.tin\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is libertine in French?
libertine appears 1.0 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).