orant
French, adjective/ɔ.ʁɑ̃/
orant is spelled O-R-A-N-T (5 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written French, the 162,920th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Orant is a French adjective meaning “praying figure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est en prière ; qui prie”.
What does orant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
praying figure
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Personne en prière.
noun: 1. Représentation d’une personne en prière.
adjective: 1. Qui est en prière ; qui prie.
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 orant
- orante feminine
- orants masculine plural
- orantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce orant?
- /ɔ.ʁɑ̃/
- \ɔ.ʁɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is orant in French?
orant appears about once in every 26 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).