"néant" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ne.ɑ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-néant.wav Forms: néants [plural]
Etymology: Probably from Latin ne gentem ("no person, no one"), or ne entem ("not existing"). Compare Italian niente. Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|la|ne}} Latin ne, {{m|la|gentem}} gentem Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} néant m (plural néants)
  1. nothingness, void, emptiness Tags: masculine Derived forms: anéantir, fainéant, néanmoins, réduire à néant
    Sense id: en-néant-fr-noun-pd~lnO0R Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for néant meaning in French (1.6kB)

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