le

masculine

/de.mɔ̃/

#1234 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

demon, evil spirit

Word origin

From Latin daemon, from Ancient Greek daimon ('divine power, guiding spirit'). The neutral Greek sense of a guiding spirit narrowed to an evil one under Christian usage.

Origin: Greek
Root: daimon
English cognates: demon, pandemonium

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluraldémons

Examples

l' ' .

This book tells the story of a demon shut inside a mirror.

He is still fighting his old demons.

affirmait .

The priest claimed to have driven out the demon.

Cet .

That child is a real little devil.

The demon of gambling ruined his whole family.

Where this fits

The 1,000 most common French words

Where this word sits in the core vocabulary, and what to learn around it.

French vocabulary by CEFR level

How many words each level actually needs, with real counts.

French learning guides

Podcasts, pronunciation traps and the things a word list cannot teach.

Add to review queue

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

Go to my review queue

French · Free printables

démon: worksheet, infographic and listicle

Free printable study downloads for the French word "démon" (demon, evil spirit): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.

Free for members

The printable worksheets, infographics and PDFs are free with an account. Start a free week and download as many as you like.

Start your free week

This word is part of lesson 25.