tumescent
French, adjective\ty.mɛ.sɑ̃\
tumescent is spelled T-U-M-E-S-C-E-N-T (9 letters). Tumescent is a French adjective meaning “tumescent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est gonflé du fait de l'érection, qui enfle”.
What does tumescent mean in English?
adjective
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tumescent
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est gonflé du fait de l'érection, qui enfle. 2. Enflé, gonflé.
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 tumescent
- tumescente feminine
- tumescents masculine plural
- tumescentes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tumescent?
- \ty.mɛ.sɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.