symbolisme
French, noun/sɛ̃.bɔ.lism/
symbolisme is spelled S-Y-M-B-O-L-I-S-M-E (10 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written French, the 22,520th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Symbolisme is a French masculine noun meaning “symbolism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Figuration par des symboles, interprétation par les symboles”.
What does symbolisme mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesymbolism
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Figuration par des symboles, interprétation par les symboles. 2. Mouvement poétique de la fin du dix-neuvième siècle, en réaction contre l’école parnassienne et contre l’école naturaliste.
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 symbolisme
- symbolismes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce symbolisme?
- /sɛ̃.bɔ.lism/
- /sɛ̃.bɔ.lizm/
- \sɛ̃.bɔ.lism\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to symbolisme
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is symbolisme in French?
symbolisme appears 1.7 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).