regardant
French, adjective/ʁə.ɡaʁ.dɑ̃/
regardant is spelled R-E-G-A-R-D-A-N-T (9 letters) and appears 17 times per million words in written French, the 4,323rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Regardant is a French adjective meaning “miserly, stingy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of regarder. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui regarde de trop près à quelque chose, qui est trop strict, trop économe”.
What does regardant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
miserly, stingy
- 2
attentive to, particular about
verb
- 1
present participle of regarder
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui regarde de trop près à quelque chose, qui est trop strict, trop économe.
noun: 1. Spectateur. 2. Arbitre d’un jeu.
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 regardant
- regardante feminine
- regardants masculine plural
- regardantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce regardant?
- /ʁə.ɡaʁ.dɑ̃/
- \ʁə.ɡaʁ.dɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is regardant in French?
regardant appears 17 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).