English–French

“skepticism” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/sɛptisizm/

Example

Le scepticisme est souvent sain.

Skepticism is often healthy.

Illustration for scepticisme (skepticism)

How to say “skepticism” in French

“Skepticism” in French is scepticisme.

A claim held at arm's length until evidence and reasons support it.

Full entry for scepticisme: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with scepticisme

Elle fait preuve de scepticisme à propos de cette étude.

She shows skepticism about this study.

Tips for using scepticisme

  • Scepticisme is masculine, so standard usage is le scepticisme and un scepticisme in ordinary noun phrases.

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