Frappant

Part of Speech

noun

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 bemerkenswert oder beeindruckend , 🇪🇸 notable o impresionante. , 🇮🇹 notevole o impressionante , 🇵🇹 notável ou impressionante , 🇨🇳 显著的、令人印象深刻的 , 🇯🇵 印象的な , 🇰🇷 인상적인 , 🇸🇦 مثير للإعجاب , 🇮🇳 विस्मयकारी या प्रभावशाली

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Etymology

The noun **frappant** is built on the French participle *frappant* (“striking, impressive”), which in turn comes from the verb *frapper* “to hit”. *Frapper* is a late‑Latin borrowing (*frappare*) that ultimately derives from the Latin *frangere* “to break”. The noun entered French in the 16th century and by the 18th century was used to denote something remarkable or striking.

Synonyms

étonnant impressionnant spectaculaire marquant surprenant saisissant époustouflant sensationnel

Antonyms

banal ordinaire insignifiant trivial sans éclat