fiancée

== English == === Alternative forms === fiancee === Etymology === Borrowed from French fiancée. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fiˈɒ̃seɪ/, /fiˈɒnseɪ/ (General American) IPA(key): /fiˈɑnseɪ/, /ˌfiɑnˈseɪ/ Homophone: fiancé === Noun === fiancée (plural fiancées) (formal, somewhat dated) A woman who is engaged to be married; the woman to whom one is engaged. ==== 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== fiancé ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== engage marriage === Anagrams === faience == French == === Etymology === From fiancé +‎ -e. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fjɑ̃.se/, /fi.jɑ̃.se/ Homophone: fiancé === Participle === fiancée f sg feminine singular of fiancé === Noun === fiancée f (plural fiancées) female equivalent of fiancé (“fiancé”): a fiancée a large yellow underwing ==== Descendants ==== → English: fiancée → Japanese: フィアンセ (fianse) === Anagrams === caféine, faïence