paternaliste
French, adjective\pa.tɛʁ.na.list\
paternaliste is spelled P-A-T-E-R-N-A-L-I-S-T-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 50,716th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paternaliste is a French adjective meaning “paternalist” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif au paternalisme”.
What does paternaliste mean in English?
adjective
- 1
paternalist
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif au paternalisme.
noun: 1. Individu paternaliste.
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 paternaliste
- paternalistes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce paternaliste?
- \pa.tɛʁ.na.list\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is paternaliste in French?
paternaliste appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).