cancelé

Cancelé is the past participle of the French verb canceler, borrowed from English to cancel. It can function as an adjective meaning “canceled” and as a past participle in compound tenses. In standard French, the usual term for cancellation is annuler/annulé, but cancelé is widely used in contemporary contexts.

Cancelé is primarily found in informal or technical contexts, such as marketing, information technology, event management, or media, and in headlines where a concise, direct phrasing is preferred. Phrases such as “un billet cancelé” or “un rendez-vous cancelé” are common, but in formal writing one would typically say “un billet annulé” or “un rendez-vous annulé.”

The adjective agrees with the noun: masculin singulier cancelé, féminin singulier cancelée, pluriels cancelés et cancelées. In standard or careful French, “annulé/annulée” is recommended for describing something that has been canceled, for example “Le vol a été annulé.”

Etymology and usage notes: canceler originates from English, reflecting recent cross-linguistic borrowing. While widely understood, cancelé is often viewed as more colloquial or marketing-oriented, and some style guides prefer the traditional French terms annuler/annulé in formal texts.

In summary, cancelé denotes cancellation as borrowed French, used mainly in informal or technical language, with annulé remaining the preferred form in formal writing.