French word

répétitif

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁepetitif/

Meaning

  • adjectiverepetitive

Example

Son travail est répétitif.

His work is repetitive.

Illustration for répétitif (repetitive)

More examples

Le comportement de l'enfant est parfois répétitif.

The child's behavior is sometimes repetitive.

Core concept

The same action or sound keeps coming back at regular intervals.

Common phrases

  • travail répétitif

    repetitive work

  • poste répétitif

    repetitive job

Similar words

répété: Repeated over and over, with the same elements piling up.
redondant: Needlessly repeating words or content that add no useful information.
mécanique: Carried out automatically and routinely, with little emotion or reflection.
monotone: Flat and lacking variety, making it dull or uninteresting.

Definition in French

Qui revient de façon répétée, appliqué à une action, une tâche ou un son qui se reproduit régulièrement.

Word origin

Répétitif derives from the verb répéter and ultimately from Latin repetere, through the French family built around répétition.

Usage tips

  • As an adjective, répétitif agrees in gender: répétitif is masculine and répétitive is feminine.

Opposites

  • variévariedadjective
  • diversifiédiversifiedadjective

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