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fiancée

/fiˈɑn.seɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.26 in modern English

Syllables
fi-ancee
IPA
/fiˈɑn.seɪ/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woman who is engaged to be married; the woman to whom one is engaged.

Formal

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree French fiancé Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -am Old French -e French -e French fiancéebor. English fiancée Borrowed from French fiancée.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /fiˈɑn.seɪ/
  • British English: /fiˈɒ̃.seɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

fiancées (plural) fiancee (alternative)

Phrases

ex-fiancée

Frequently Paired Words

fiancé engage marriage

Homonyms

fiancé fiance

Rhymes With

fancy nancy fiancee clancy yancey yancy dancy chancey chancy glancy schmancy dancey

Questions

How do you pronounce fiancée?
The recorded pronunciation is /fiˈɑn.seɪ/.
What does fiancée mean?
A woman who is engaged to be married; the woman to whom one is engaged.
Where does fiancée come from?
Etymology tree French fiancé Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -am Old French -e French -e French fiancéebor. English fiancée Borrowed from French fiancée.

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