Definition of french French

/fɹɛˈnʧ/ - [french] - French

We found 21 definitions of french from 5 different sources.

What does french mean?

WordNet

Noun
french - the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
		latinian language, romance language, romance a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life
		french republic, france a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
		langue d'oil, langue d'oil french medieval provincial dialects of French spoken in central and northern France
		langue d'oc, langue d'oc french medieval provincial dialects of French formerly spoken in the south of France
		old french the earliest form of the French language; 9th to 15th century
		norman-french, norman french, old north french the medieval Norman dialect of Old French
		anglo-french, anglo-norman the French (Norman) language used in medieval England
		canadian french the French language as spoken in Quebec, Canada
		walloon a dialect of French spoken in Belgium and adjacent parts of France
french - the people of France
		French people
		nation, country, land the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him"
french - United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (1850-1931)
		Daniel Chester French
Verb frenches, frenching, frenched
french - cut (e.g, beans) lengthwise in preparation for cooking; "French the potatoes"
		cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
Adjective French, frencher, frenchest
french - of or pertaining to France or the people of France; "French cooking"; "a Gallic shrug"
		Gallic

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Wiktionary

french (Noun)
People of France, collectively.
french (Noun)
Vulgar language.
french (Verb)
To kiss another person while inserting one’s tongue into the other person's mouth.
french (Verb)
To kiss in this manner.
french (Adjective)
Of or relating to France.
french (Adjective)
Of or relating to the people or culture of France.
french (Adjective)
Of or relating to the #Proper French language .

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

french (a.)
Of or pertaining to France or its inhabitants.
french (n.)
The language spoken in France.
french (n.)
Collectively, the people of France.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

french
The language of France and numerous other countries.
french
The people of France collectively.
french
Of or pertaining to France.
french
Of the French language
french
A person from France or of French ancestry.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

french
frensh, adj. belonging to France or its people.—n. the people or language of France.—ns. French′-bean, the common kidney bean, eaten, pods and all, as a table vegetable; French′-berr′y, a small berry, the fruit of certain species of buckthorn, used in dyeing yellow; French′-chalk, an indurated clay, extremely dense, and of a smooth glossy surface and white colour; French′ery, French fashions collectively; French′-horn, a musical wind-instrument somewhat resembling a bugle; Frenchificā′tion.—v.t. French′ify, to make French or Frenchlike: to infect with the manner of the French.—ns. French′iness; French′man, a native or naturalised inhabitant of France:—fem. French′woman; French′-pol′ish, a varnish for furniture, consisting chiefly of shellac dissolved in some spirit; French′-pol′isher; French′-pol′ishing, the method of coating furniture with French-polish.—adj. French′y, with an exaggerated French manner.—French merino, a fine twilled cloth of merino wool; French pox (obs.), syphilis; French roof, a modified mansard-roof—really American; French white, finely pulverised talc; French window, a long window opening like a folding-door, and serving for exit and entrance.—Take French leave, to depart without notice or permission, to disappear suspiciously