discipline
French, noun
discipline is a French feminine noun meaning “discipline, sanction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of discipliner. With an accent, discipliné is a different word: “disciplined”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Méthode d’enseignement, d’éducation et de direction”.
What does discipline mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediscipline, sanction
- 2
femininediscipline, self-control
- 3
femininediscipline, branch
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
adjective
- 1
disciplined
verb
- 1
past participle of discipliner
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Méthode d’enseignement, d’éducation et de direction. 2. Matière d’enseignement. 3. Règle de conduite commune à tous ceux qui font partie d’un corps, d’un ordre, etc, et l’obéissance à cette règle. 4. Ensemble des règles de conduite définissant un métier, un sport, le respect des bonnes pratiques et de l’éthique.
adjective: 1. Qui se soumet à une règle ; qui fait preuve de discipline 2. Qui est régulier, ordonné
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 discipline
- disciplines plural
- disciplinée feminine
- disciplinés masculine plural
- disciplinées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to discipline
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is discipline in French?
discipline appears 22 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).