effrayant

/e.fʁɛ.jɑ̃/

adjective A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. frightening

Similar words

affreux

Close synonyms for "dreadful/awful, frightening."

Similar in other languages

German

beängstigend

beängstigend is the German word for the same thing — both mean "frightening."

Practice

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