Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fiance

/fiˈɑnseɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables: fi-ance
IPA: /fiˈɑnseɪ/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of fiancé.

verb

To betroth; to affiance.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"he[…]therfore fianced he his daughter"
"he should become so lusty over a lady of such questionable motives? He was fianced, after all. Perhaps that was it. Since his engagement, he had abstained from any liaisons, feeling it was only proper in a man soon to be married"

Etymology

From Middle English fyancen, fyauncen, from Middle French fiancer.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: fyancen, fiancer

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /fiˈɑnseɪ/
British English: /fiˈɒ̃seɪ/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

fiances (plural) fiances (present, singular) fiancing (participle, present) fianced (participle, past) fianced (past)

Synonyms

groom-to-be

Homonyms

fiancé fiancée

Rhymes With

fiancé

Questions

How do you pronounce fiance?: The recorded pronunciation is /fiˈɑnseɪ/.
What does fiance mean?: Alternative spelling of fiancé.
Where does fiance come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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