ligneux
French, adjective\li.ɲø\
ligneux is spelled L-I-G-N-E-U-X (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 66,599th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ligneux is a French adjective meaning “ligneous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est de la nature de la lignine, qui en contient”.
What does ligneux mean in English?
adjective
- 1
ligneous
- 2
woody
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est de la nature de la lignine, qui en contient. 2. Qualifie une plante dont la tige a la consistance du bois, grâce à la lignine qu’elle contient. 3. Qualifie les articulations d’une personne présentant des nodosités le plus souvent dues au labeur, à la vieillesse ou à la maladie.
noun: 1. Plante ligneuse : arbre ou arbuste.
noun: 1. Kayakiste qui pratique la course en ligne.
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 ligneux
- ligneuse feminine
- ligneuses feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ligneux?
- \li.ɲø\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ligneux
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ligneux in French?
ligneux appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).