lointain
French, noun/lwɛ̃.tɛ̃/
lointain is spelled L-O-I-N-T-A-I-N (8 letters) and appears 5.9 times per million words in written French, the 9,981st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lointain is a French masculine noun meaning “a far-off place” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Lieu éloigné, éloignement”.
What does lointain mean in English?
adjective
- 1
distant, remote, far-off
terres lointaines
- 2
distant
une expression lointaine
noun
- 1
masculinea far-off place
dans le lointain
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est fort éloigné du lieu où l’on est ou dont on parle. 2. Qui provient de loin. 3. Qui est fort éloigné dans le temps. 4. Qui semble être ailleurs, venir d'ailleurs, se diriger ailleurs.
noun: 1. Lieu éloigné, éloignement. 2. Ce qui paraît le plus reculé à la vue, dans le fond d’un tableau, d'un point de vue. 3. L'arrière de la scène d'un théâtre.
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 lointain
- lointaine feminine
- lointains masculine plural
- lointaines feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lointain?
- /lwɛ̃.tɛ̃/
- \lwɛ̃.tɛ̃\
- [lwɛ̃.tɛ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lointain
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lointain in French?
lointain appears 5.9 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).