régulier

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French reguler, borrowed from Late Latin regulāris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁe.ɡy.lje/

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Adjective

régulier (feminine régulière, masculine plural réguliers, feminine plural régulières)

1. regular (conforming to rules)
2. (geometry) (of a polygon) regular
3. dependable
4. legitimate
5. (grammar) (of a verb etc.) regular
6. regular, steady (continual)

Antonyms

• irrégulier

Related terms

• règle
• régularité
• régulièrement
• réguler

Noun

régulier m (plural réguliers, feminine régulière)

1. (dated, slang) One's regular sexual or romantic partner (as opposed to a partner with which one is having an affair)

   Synonym: légitime

Further reading

• “régulier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.