1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of France, its people, or their language
2
: of or relating to the overseas descendants of the French people
Frenchness
noun
1
plural in construction
: the French people
2
: a Romance language that developed out of the Vulgar Latin spoken in northern and central Transalpine Gaul and that became the literary and official language of France
3
: strong language
pardon my French
frenched; frenching; frenches
often capitalized
1
: to trim the meat from the end of the bone of (something, such as a chop)
2
: to cut (green beans) in thin lengthwise strips before cooking
Examples of French in a Sentence
Noun
the customs of the French
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The most expensive French film of 2024 has made over $100 million worldwide.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Multiple heads of state and Holocaust survivors are expected to attend, including French President Emmanuel Macron, King Felipe VI of Spain, and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
An at least 200-year-old celebration of French and Mediterranean cuisine, macarons are renowned as the ‘impossible dessert,’ a result of the notoriously involved and difficult baking process.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
In that way, higher French bond yields will be a fixture in markets and might periodically push much higher.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
The most expensive French film of 2024 has made over $100 million worldwide.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Multiple heads of state and Holocaust survivors are expected to attend, including French President Emmanuel Macron, King Felipe VI of Spain, and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
An at least 200-year-old celebration of French and Mediterranean cuisine, macarons are renowned as the ‘impossible dessert,’ a result of the notoriously involved and difficult baking process.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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“French.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/French. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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French
1 of 2 adjective
: of or relating to France, its people, or their language
French
2 of 2 noun1
: the Romance language of the French
2
French plural
: the people of France
Medical Definition
French
noun
plural French
: a unit of measure equal to one-third millimeter used in measuring the outside diameter of a tubular instrument (as a catheter or sound) inserted into a bodily cavity
the catheter shaft size is three French—Medical Industry Today
—abbreviation F
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