French Conversation · Level 51
75 words
French word
exhaustif
Pronunciation
IPA/ɛgzostif/
Meaning
- adjectiveexhaustive
Example
Le rapport est exhaustif.
The report is exhaustive.
More examples
La liste n'est pas exhaustive.
The list is not exhaustive.
Core concept
A complete sweep of a subject, with every important item inside the frame.
Common phrases
liste exhaustive
exhaustive list
rapport exhaustif
exhaustive report
inventaire exhaustif
exhaustive inventory
Similar words
complet: Containing all the necessary elements or parts.
entier: Forming a complete whole rather than being divided into parts.
Definition in French
Qui couvre entièrement un sujet ou un ensemble d'éléments, sans omettre d'éléments importants.
Word origin
French exhaustif is a learned borrowing from Latin exhaustivus, related to exhaurire, meaning to draw out or empty completely, then extended to complete treatment of a subject.
Usage tips
- 'Exhaustif' is common in formal or analytical writing, while 'complet' is often more natural in everyday speech.
Other meanings
- comprehensiveadjective
Opposites
- incompletincompleteadjective
- partielpartialadjective
Related words
- exhaustivitéexhaustivenessnoun
- exhaustivementexhaustivelyadverb