fiancée
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English
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Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /fiˈɑnseɪ/, /ˌfiɑnˈseɪ/, /fiɑnˈseɪ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fiˈɒ̃seɪ/, /fiˈɒnseɪ/, /fiˈɑːnseɪ/
Audio (UK): (file) - Homophone: fiancé
Noun
fiancée (plural fiancées, masculine fiancé)
Usage notes
- Traditionally, the spelling fiancée is used for a woman who is engaged, with fiancé being the male counterpart. (This is a reflection of the corresponding distinction in French.) However, this distinction is not reliably followed today.
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Translations
woman who is engaged to be married
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French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Participle
fiancée f sg
Noun
fiancée f (plural fiancées)
- female equivalent of fiancé (“fiancé”); a fiancée
- a large yellow underwing
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