ondulant
French, adjective\ɔ̃.dy.lɑ̃\
ondulant is spelled O-N-D-U-L-A-N-T (8 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written French, the 83,718th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ondulant is a French adjective meaning “undulating, sinuous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of onduler. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui ondule”.
What does ondulant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
undulating, sinuous
- 2
wavelike
verb
- 1
present participle of onduler
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui ondule.
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 ondulant
- ondulante feminine
- ondulants masculine plural
- ondulantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ondulant?
- \ɔ̃.dy.lɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ondulant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ondulant in French?
ondulant appears about once in every 6 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).