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statisme

French, noun\sta.tism\

statisme is spelled S-T-A-T-I-S-M-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written French, the 168,321st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Statisme is a French masculine noun meaning “stasis (state of motionlessness)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Caractère d'une œuvre littéraire ou audiovisuelle qui, par choix artistique, procédé, ou en raison de son…”.

What does statisme mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinestasis (state of motionlessness)

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Caractère d'une œuvre littéraire ou audiovisuelle qui, par choix artistique, procédé, ou en raison de son sujet, est statique, c'est-à-dire qu'on y emploie pas l'action, le mouvement, la péripétie. 2. Rapport entre la marche à vide et à charge d'un moteur. 3. Absence de dynamisme.

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 statisme

  • statismes plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce statisme?

  • \sta.tism\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is statisme in French?

statisme appears about once in every 28 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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