monstrueux
French, adjective/mɔ̃s.tʁy.ø/
monstrueux is spelled M-O-N-S-T-R-U-E-U-X (10 letters) and appears 4.2 times per million words in written French, the 12,736th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Monstrueux is a French adjective meaning “monstrous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a une conformation contre nature, anormale”.
What does monstrueux mean in English?
adjective
- 1
monstrous
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a une conformation contre nature, anormale. 2. Caratéristique du monstre, excessivement laid. 3. Qui est de la nature du monstre en tant que créature fabuleuse, mythique, légendaire. 4. Qui est contraire aux lois de la nature, à la bienséance, à la morale.
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 monstrueux
- monstrueuse feminine
- monstrueuses feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce monstrueux?
- /mɔ̃s.tʁy.ø/
- \mɔ̃s.tʁy.ø\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to monstrueux
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is monstrueux in French?
monstrueux appears 4.2 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).