moribond
French, adjective/mɔ.ʁi.bɔ̃/
moribond is spelled M-O-R-I-B-O-N-D (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 43,844th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Moribond is a French adjective meaning “moribund” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui va mourir”.
What does moribond mean in English?
adjective
- 1
moribund
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui va mourir.
noun: 1. Celui qui va mourir.
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 moribond
- moribonde feminine
- moribonds masculine plural
- moribondes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce moribond?
- /mɔ.ʁi.bɔ̃/
- \mɔ.ʁi.bɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to moribond
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is moribond in French?
moribond appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).