machiavélisme
French, noun/ma.kja.ve.lism/
machiavélisme is a French masculine noun meaning “Machiavellianism (philosophy)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Système politique de Nicolas Machiavel”.
What does machiavélisme mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineMachiavellianism (philosophy)
- 2
masculineMachiavellianism (instance of application of the philosophy, or ruthless action in general)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Système politique de Nicolas Machiavel. 2. Principes et actions où il entre de la mauvaise foi, de la perfidie.
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 machiavélisme
- machiavélismes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce machiavélisme?
- /ma.kja.ve.lism/
- /ma.kja.ve.lizm/
- \ma.kja.ve.lism\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to machiavélisme
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is machiavélisme in French?
machiavélisme appears about once in every 7 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).