renonciation
French, noun/ʁə.nɔ̃.sja.sjɔ̃/
renonciation is spelled R-E-N-O-N-C-I-A-T-I-O-N (12 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written French, the 28,870th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Renonciation is a French feminine noun meaning “renunciation (all senses)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Acte par lequel on renonce à quelque chose”.
What does renonciation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerenunciation (all senses)
- 2
femininewaiver
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acte par lequel on renonce à quelque chose. 2. Acte par lequel une personne abandonne son droit sur un bien ou un ensemble de biens, un moyen de protection ou de défense contre la prétention d'un tiers, une charge publique ou familiale dont elle était investie. 3. Abdication du pape 4. Fait de cesser de fréquenter quelqu'un, de cesser de prétendre à sa main.
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 renonciation
- renonciations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce renonciation?
- /ʁə.nɔ̃.sja.sjɔ̃/
- \ʁə.nɔ̃.sja.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to renonciation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is renonciation in French?
renonciation appears 1.1 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).