mondain
French, adjective/mɔ̃.dɛ̃/
mondain is spelled M-O-N-D-A-I-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 32,719th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mondain is a French adjective meaning “worldly, mundane” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui appartient au monde, au siècle, par opposition aux choses religieuses”.
What does mondain mean in English?
adjective
- 1
worldly, mundane
- 2
chic
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui appartient au monde, au siècle, par opposition aux choses religieuses. 2. Relatif à tout ce qui touche à la vie de la société fortunée, élégante, par opposition au milieu populaire. 3. Qui aime la vie de cette société. 4. Qualifiait la police chargée des affaires de mœurs.
noun: 1. Homme qui recherche la fréquentation de la haute société. 2. (littéraire) Femme du monde de mœurs légères.
noun: 1. Race de gros pigeons, originaires de France, répandus, à ailes et queue courtes et à plumes larges.
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 mondain
- mondaine feminine
- mondains masculine plural
- mondaines feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mondain?
- /mɔ̃.dɛ̃/
- \mɔ̃.dɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mondain
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mondain in French?
mondain appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).