Is « dimension » masculine or feminine?

« dimension » is feminine. You say la dimension.

Article forms

With the definite article	la dimension
With the indefinite article	une dimension
With the partitive article	de la dimension

Plural

The plural is dimensions (les dimensions). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

dimension ends in -sion. Nouns ending in -sion are usually feminine, so dimension follows the pattern. The full rules by ending cover every common suffix.

Related words

Other common nouns that end the same way:

impression
mission
décision
occasion
pression
émission
vision
explosion

Common questions

Is « dimension » masculine or feminine?

« dimension » is feminine. You say la dimension.

Is it « le dimension » or « la dimension »?

It is « la dimension ». « le dimension » is incorrect.

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