défunt

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French defun(c)t, from Old French defunz (13th c.), a borrowing from Latin (de vita) defunctus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.fœ̃/
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Adjective

défunt (feminine défunte, masculine plural défunts, feminine plural défuntes)

  1. (formal) (of a person) late, deceased
    Synonyms: décédé, disparu, mort, (legal, official, or humorous) regretté, (modern use limited) feu
    • 2024 September 9, “Une chapelle ardente organisée mercredi pour rendre hommage à Cathy Merrick”, in Radio, Canada:
      Le corps de la défunte grande cheffe de l’Assemblée des chefs du Manitoba, Cathy Merrick, reposera au Palais législatif du Manitoba durant une chapelle ardente, mercredi.
      The body of the late Grand Chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, Cathy Merrick, will lie in repose Wednesday at the Manitoba Legislative Building.
  2. (formal) (of a place, era etc.) which is dead and gone, bygone
    Synonyms: disparu, révolu, d'autrefois
  3. (literary) defunct

Noun

défunt m (plural défunts, feminine défunte)

  1. (formal) deceased
    le corps du défunt ― the body of the deceased

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