rassis
French, adjective/ʁa.si/
rassis is spelled R-A-S-S-I-S (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 57,843rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rassis is a French adjective meaning “stale (having lost its freshness)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/second-person singular present indicative of rassir. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a perdu sa fraicheur”.
What does rassis mean in English?
adjective
- 1
stale (having lost its freshness)
verb
- 1
first/second-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
- 3
first/second-person singular past historic
verb
- 1
masculinemasculine plural of rassi
verb
- 1
first/second-person singular past historic of rasseoir
verb
- 1
past participle of rasseoir
verb
- 1
masculinemasculine plural of rassi
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a perdu sa fraicheur. 2. Qu'on a laissé reposer quelques jours au froid pour attendrir (en parlant d'une viande). 3. Sans être ému, sans être troublé. 4. Calme, mûri par la réflexion.
noun: 1. Désigne un fer de cheval qu’on remet, qu’on rattache, qu’on rassied avec des clous neufs lorsqu’il est encore bon.
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 rassis
- rassise feminine
- rassises feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rassis?
- /ʁa.si/
- \ʁa.si\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rassis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rassis in French?
rassis 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).