délirant
French, adjective/de.li.ʁɑ̃/
délirant is a French adjective meaning “delirious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of délirer. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui présente les caractères du délire”.
What does délirant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
delirious
- 2
informalunbelievable, insane, crazy
verb
- 1
present participle of délirer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui présente les caractères du délire. 2. Qui est en proie au délire. 3. Qui provoque une vive impression à l'esprit.
noun: 1. Malade qui délire.
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 délirant
- délirante feminine
- délirants masculine plural
- délirantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce délirant?
- /de.li.ʁɑ̃/
- \de.li.ʁɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to délirant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is délirant in French?
délirant appears 1.5 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).