aimant
French, noun/ɛ.mɑ̃/
aimant is a French masculine noun meaning “magnet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of aimer. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Minéral ou composant générant un champ magnétique, dont une des propriétés est d’attirer le fer”.
What does aimant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
loving, affectionate
Un mari aimant.
noun
- 1
masculinemagnet
verb
- 1
present participle of aimer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Minéral ou composant générant un champ magnétique, dont une des propriétés est d’attirer le fer. 2. Objet décoratif aimanté. 3. Ce qui attire et attache.
adjective: 1. Qui est porté à aimer.
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 aimant
- aimante feminine
- aimants masculine plural
- aimantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aimant?
- /ɛ.mɑ̃/
- /e.mɑ̃/
- \ɛ.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to aimant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is aimant in French?
aimant appears 5.2 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).