nocif
French, adjective/nɔ.sif/
nocif is spelled N-O-C-I-F (5 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written French, the 29,681st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nocif is a French adjective meaning “harmful, bad for one's health” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est nuisible, qui a des effets malfaisants”.
What does nocif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
harmful, bad for one's health
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est nuisible, qui a des effets malfaisants.
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 nocif
- nocive feminine
- nocifs masculine plural
- nocives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nocif?
- /nɔ.sif/
- \nɔ.sif\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nocif
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nocif in French?
nocif 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).