French Conversation · Level 70
59 words
French word
restrictif
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁɛstʁiktif/
Meaning
- adjectiverestrictive
Example
Ce règlement est restrictif.
This regulation is restrictive.
More examples
Le cadre restrictif empêche l'innovation.
The restrictive framework hinders innovation.
Core concept
A smaller field of permitted choices bounded by firm limits.
Common phrases
règlement restrictif
restrictive rule
cadre restrictif
restrictive framework
Similar words
restreint: Reduced in scope or freedom and therefore subject to restriction.
contraignant: Imposing strong constraints or obligations on actions and choices.
limité: Limited in amount or scope, leaving fewer options available.
Definition in French
Qui restreint la liberté d'action en réduisant les choix ou les possibilités.
Word origin
French restrictif belongs to the family of restreindre and ultimately comes from Latin restringere, expressing the quality of limiting possibilities.
Usage tips
- For a person or attitude, restrictif can sound bureaucratic; strict or fermé is often more natural depending on the intended meaning.
Opposites
- permissifpermissiveadjective
- libéralliberaladjective
Related words
- restrictionrestrictionnoun
- restrictivementrestrictivelyadverb