moralisant
French, adjective/mɔ.ʁa.li.zɑ̃/
moralisant is spelled M-O-R-A-L-I-S-A-N-T (10 letters) and appears about once in every 25 million words in written French, the 161,134th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Moralisant is a French adjective meaning “moralizing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of moraliser. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui fait la leçon de morale”.
What does moralisant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
moralizing
verb
- 1
present participle of moraliser
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui fait la leçon de 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 moralisant
- moralisante feminine
- moralisants masculine plural
- moralisantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce moralisant?
- /mɔ.ʁa.li.zɑ̃/
- \mɔ.ʁa.li.zɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is moralisant in French?
moralisant appears about once in every 25 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).