odieux
French, adjective/ɔ.djø/
odieux is spelled O-D-I-E-U-X (6 letters) and appears 3.6 times per million words in written French, the 13,986th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Odieux is a French adjective meaning “obnoxious (very annoying)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui excite la haine, l’aversion, la réprobation, l’indignation”.
What does odieux mean in English?
adjective
- 1
obnoxious (very annoying)
- 2
odious
- 3
unbearable (of person)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui excite la haine, l’aversion, la réprobation, l’indignation. 2. Qui a un comportement très désagréable, qui irrite.
noun: 1. Ce qui provoque la haine, l’aversion, la réprobation, l’indignation.
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 odieux
- odieuse feminine
- odieuses feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce odieux?
- /ɔ.djø/
- \ɔ.djø\
- \o.djø\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to odieux
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is odieux in French?
odieux appears 3.6 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).