French Conversation · Level 66
60 words
French word
excitant
Pronunciation
IPA/ɛksitɑ̃/
Meaning
- adjectiveexciting
Example
Le film est excitant.
The film is exciting.
More examples
Le concert était excitant.
The concert was exciting.
Core concept
A trigger sends the pulse and attention upward, making sensations and reactions sharper.
Common phrases
un concert excitant
an exciting concert
un match excitant
an exciting match
un événement excitant
an exciting event
Similar words
passionnant: So engaging that it inspires intense interest.
captivant: Keeping an audience absorbed throughout.
palpitant: Producing suspenseful excitement and a quickened heartbeat.
stimulant: Activating the senses or boosting energy and motivation.
Definition in French
Qui provoque ou augmente l'excitation, rendant les émotions, l'intérêt ou les sensations plus intenses.
Word origin
French excitant comes from the present participle of exciter, from Latin excitare, formed with ex- and citare in the sense of rousing or calling forth.
Usage tips
- Excitant describes something that causes excitement, whereas excité describes a person or thing experiencing it.
Other meanings
- stimulantnoun
Related words
- excitationexcitementnoun
- exciterexciteverb
- excitéexcitedadjective