sibyllin
French, adjective/si.bi.lɛ̃/
sibyllin is spelled S-I-B-Y-L-L-I-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written French, the 113,280th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sibyllin is a French adjective meaning “sibylline” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui se rapporte aux sibylles”.
What does sibyllin mean in English?
adjective
- 1
sibylline
Oracles sibyllins.
- 2
obscure
Des paroles sibyllines.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui se rapporte aux sibylles. 2. Qui est mystérieux ou obscur ; dont le sens est difficile à comprendre.
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 sibyllin
- sibylline feminine
- sibyllins masculine plural
- sibyllines feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sibyllin?
- /si.bi.lɛ̃/
- \si.bi.lɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sibyllin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sibyllin in French?
sibyllin appears about once in every 12 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).