modénature
French, noun\mɔ.de.na.tyʁ\
modénature is spelled M-O-D-É-N-A-T-U-R-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written French, the 190,022nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Modénature is a French feminine noun meaning “moulding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Profil et proportion des moulures d’une corniche”.
What does modénature mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemoulding
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Profil et proportion des moulures d’une corniche.
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 modénature
- modénatures plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce modénature?
- \mɔ.de.na.tyʁ\
- [mɔ.de.na.tyʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to modénature
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is modénature in French?
modénature appears about once in every 35 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).