Adele
proper nounproper nounattested in dialogue
- //əˈdɛl//
A female given name from the Germanic languages.
proper noun
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A female given name from the Germanic languages.
The beauty and simplicity of names are altogether arbitrary: Mary and Elizabeth, and Judith, may suit a taste formed on the Puritan model, that is to say, an English and Scottish taste: the French consider Victoire, Adele, Adriane, or any other such “fanciful and romantic” names, quite as simple, and perhaps as beautiful, as Mr. Stuart does Mary and Jane.
Etymology
Borrowed from French Adèle, equivalent of Adela, from a Germanic root meaning “noble”. Compare athel, German edel, Old English æþele.
proper noun
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A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and neighboring Togo.
Forms
- plural
- Adeles
addressing · A process of putting a person's name and address on an item…Adelaide · A female given name from the Germanic languages.adele · An infinite sequence consisting of a real number and a p-adic…
Adele · A female given name from the Germanic languages.
adequate · Equal to or fulfilling some requirement.Adi · A Tibeto-Burman language spoken in India and Tibet.adieu · Said to wish a final farewell; goodbye.