belle
pronunciation
How to pronounce belle in British English:
UK [bel]
How to pronounce belle in American English:
US [bɛl]
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- Noun:
- a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
Word Origin
- belle
- belle: see beauty
- belle (n.)
- "beautiful woman well-dressed; reigning beauty," 1620s, from French belle, from Old French bele, from Latin bella, fem. of bellus "beautiful, fair" (see bene-).
Example
- 1. Suddenly , belle got up from her seat , sick of the afternoon sun .
- 2. I am glad you were not battered , belle , but prostitution is a poisoned solution ; a solution to nothing .
- 3. When her father is kidnapped by the beast , belle offers herself in exchange for his freedom .
- 4. The most important " person " in the world to me is my horse belle .
- 5. The attendant then ran into the terminal , the official said , and made his way to his car and drove to his residence in belle harbor , in queens .