négligent
French, adjective/ne.ɡli.ʒɑ̃/
négligent is spelled N-É-G-L-I-G-E-N-T (9 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written French, the 29,273rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Négligent is a French adjective meaning “negligent (culpable due to negligence)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of négliger. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui fait preuve de négligence”.
What does négligent mean in English?
adjective
- 1
negligent (culpable due to negligence)
verb
- 1
third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of négliger
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui fait preuve de négligence.
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 négligent
- négligente feminine
- négligents masculine plural
- négligentes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce négligent?
- /ne.ɡli.ʒɑ̃/
- /ne.ɡliʒ/
- \ne.ɡli.ʒɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to négligent
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is négligent in French?
négligent appears 1.1 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).