orageux
French, adjective/ɔ.ʁa.ʒø/
orageux is spelled O-R-A-G-E-U-X (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 31,863rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Orageux is a French adjective meaning “stormy (weather)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui cause, qui annonce l’orage”.
What does orageux mean in English?
adjective
- 1
stormy (weather)
- 2
stormy, tumultuous (a situation)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui cause, qui annonce l’orage. 2. Qui est sujet aux orages. 3. Qui est touché par l’orage. 4. Qui est troublé, tumultueux, sujet aux agitations du cœur.
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 orageux
- orageuse feminine
- orageuses feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce orageux?
- /ɔ.ʁa.ʒø/
- \ɔ.ʁa.ʒø\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to orageux
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is orageux in French?
orageux appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).