pigeonnant
French, adjective/pi.ʒɔ.nɑ̃/
pigeonnant is spelled P-I-G-E-O-N-N-A-N-T (10 letters) and appears about once in every 45 million words in written French, the 212,128th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pigeonnant is a French adjective meaning “uplift (of a bra)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of pigeonner. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qualifie un soutien-gorge qui maintient les seins saillants et arrondis”.
What does pigeonnant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
uplift (of a bra)
- 2
pigeon-chested
verb
- 1
present participle of pigeonner
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qualifie un soutien-gorge qui maintient les seins saillants et arrondis. 2. Qualifie une poitrine saillante et arrondie.
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 pigeonnant
- pigeonnante feminine
- pigeonnants masculine plural
- pigeonnantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pigeonnant?
- /pi.ʒɔ.nɑ̃/
- \pi.ʒɔ.nɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pigeonnant in French?
pigeonnant appears about once in every 45 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).