French word

glissant

Pronunciation

IPA/glisɑ̃/

Meaning

  • adjectiveslippery

Example

Attention, le sol est glissant.

Be careful, the floor is slippery.

Illustration for glissant (slippery)

More examples

Après la pluie, le chemin est glissant.

After the rain, the path is slippery.

Core concept

A surface that gives little grip, so a foot or object slides.

Common phrases

  • sol glissant

    slippery floor

  • chemin glissant

    slippery path

Similar words

glacé: Having a surface covered in ice.
mouillé: Wet from water or another liquid.
gras: Oily or greasy on the surface.
humide: Containing or marked by slight moisture.

Definition in French

Qui a une surface sur laquelle on risque de glisser.

Word origin

Glissant comes from the present participle of glisser, which continues Old French glissier.

Usage tips

  • In a noun phrase, glissant agrees with a masculine noun, while glissante is used with a feminine noun, as in un sol glissant and une surface glissante.

Other meanings

  • slickadjective

Opposites

  • antidérapantnonslipadjective

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