reluisant

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁə.lɥi.zɑ̃/

Participle

reluisant

1. present participle of reluire

Adjective

reluisant (feminine reluisante, masculine plural reluisants, feminine plural reluisantes)

1. shining
2. (figuratively, chiefly in the negative)

   peu reluisant ― not exactly to be proud of, not very commendable, far from brilliant, unsavoury, unflattering

Further reading

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