prolixe
French, adjective/pʁɔ.liks/
prolixe is spelled P-R-O-L-I-X-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 61,385th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prolixe is a French adjective meaning “prolix; overly talkative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est trop long, diffus, en parlant ou en écrivant”.
What does prolixe mean in English?
adjective
- 1
prolix; overly talkative
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est trop long, diffus, en parlant ou en écrivant.
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 prolixe
- prolixes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prolixe?
- /pʁɔ.liks/
- \pʁɔ.liks\
- \pʁo.liks\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to prolixe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is prolixe in French?
prolixe appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).