frappant
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frappant (comparative frappanter, superlative frappantst)
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frappant (feminine frappante, masculine plural frappants, feminine plural frappantes)
- striking; noticeable; remarkable
- en contraste frappant ― in stark contrast
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frappant
Further reading edit
- “frappant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from French frappant.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
frappant (strong nominative masculine singular frappanter, comparative frappanter, superlative am frappantesten)
- (more learned, formal) Alternative form of frappierend (“striking, astonishing, impressive, remarkable”)
- eine frappante Ähnlichkeit ― a striking similarity
- ein frappantes Ergebnis ― a remarkable result
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Positive forms of frappant
Comparative forms of frappant
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Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French frappant.
Adjective edit
frappant (not comparable)
- striking (creating a strong impression)
- Synonym: frapperande
- en frappant likhet
- a striking similarity
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Inflection of frappant | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | frappant | — | — |
Neuter singular | frappant | — | — |
Plural | frappanta | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | frappante | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | frappante | — | — |
All | frappanta | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |