frappant

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʁa.pɑ̃/
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Adjective

frappant (feminine frappante, masculine plural frappants, feminine plural frappantes)

  1. striking; noticeable; remarkable
    en contraste frappant ― in stark contrast

Descendants

  • → German: frappant

Participle

frappant

  1. present participle of frapper

Further reading

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French frappant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʁaˈpant/
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  • Rhymes: -ant

Adjective

frappant (strong nominative masculine singular frappanter, comparative frappanter, superlative am frappantesten)

  1. (more learned, formal) Alternative form of frappierend (“striking, astonishing, impressive, remarkable”)
    eine frappante Ähnlichkeit ― a striking similarity
    ein frappantes Ergebnis ― a remarkable result

Declension

Further reading

  • “frappant” in Duden online
  • “frappant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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