English
Etymology
From Middle French. Doublet of conjunct.
Adjective
conjoint (not comparable)
Translations
joined together
French
Etymology
From the verb conjoindre.
Pronunciation
Participle
conjoint (feminine conjointe, masculine plural conjoints, feminine plural conjointes)
Adjective
conjoint (feminine conjointe, masculine plural conjoints, feminine plural conjointes)
- joint (e.g. effort)
Noun
conjoint m (plural conjoints, feminine conjointe)
- spouse or unmarried, spouse-like partner
- Synonyms: époux, partenaire, concubin
- 2020 November 4, Marie Charrel, “« Même si mon conjoint en a fait plus, l’essentiel m’est tombé sur le dos » : comment le reconfinement risque de creuser les inégalités de genre”, in Le Monde.fr[1]:
- « Gérer nos deux enfants de 7 mois et 4 ans entre les coups de fil, les courses, le ménage : même si mon conjoint en a fait plus, l’essentiel m’est tombé sur le dos, raconte-t-elle.
- "Taking care of our two children, seven months old and four years old, in between phone calls, shopping, cleaning; even though my partner did do more, the brunt fell on my shoulders," she says.
Further reading
- “conjoint”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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