rafraîchissant
French, adjective
rafraîchissant is spelled R-A-F-R-A-Î-C-H-I-S-S-A-N-T (14 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written French, the 28,091st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rafraîchissant is a French adjective meaning “refreshing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of rafraîchir. Without its accent, rafraichissant is a different word: “present participle of rafraichir”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui rafraîchit”.
What does rafraîchissant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
refreshing
verb
- 1
present participle of rafraîchir
verb
- 1
present participle of rafraichir
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui rafraîchit. 2. Revigorant, plaisant. 3. Qualifie certains remèdes qui diminuent l’irritation.
noun: 1. Remède qui diminue l’irritation.
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 rafraîchissant
- rafraîchissante feminine
- rafraîchissants masculine plural
- rafraîchissantes feminine plural
- rafraichissant
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to rafraîchissant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rafraîchissant in French?
rafraîchissant appears 1.2 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).