olivâtre
French, adjective/ɔ.li.vatʁ/
olivâtre is spelled O-L-I-V-Â-T-R-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written French, the 97,805th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Olivâtre is a French adjective meaning “olivey (having a somewhat olive colour)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui se rapproche de la couleur de l’olive. Note d’usage : Surtout usité pour parler de la peau”.
What does olivâtre mean in English?
adjective
- 1
olivey (having a somewhat olive colour)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui se rapproche de la couleur de l’olive. Note d’usage : Surtout usité pour parler de la peau.
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 olivâtre
- olivâtres plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce olivâtre?
- /ɔ.li.vatʁ/
- /ɔ.li.vɑtʁ/
- \ɔ.li.vɑtʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is olivâtre in French?
olivâtre appears about once in every 9 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).