fiancée
nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//fiˈɒ̃.seɪ//
- United Kingdom//fiˈɒn.seɪ//
- United States//fiˈɑn.seɪ//
A woman who is engaged to be married; the woman to whom one is engaged.
noun
- 1
A woman who is engaged to be married; the woman to whom one is engaged.
Toward the end of 1860, as told in his book, Lindley, together with his Portuguese fiancée Marie, a British friend he called “L.”, and a Greek friend B. Philip, joined the Taiping Army at Tianjing (Nanjing) — the capital of the Taiping Kingdom.
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.
Forms
- plural
- fiancées
Fi · A diminutive of the female given name Fiona.fiance · To betroth; to affiance.fiancé · A man who is engaged to be married; the man to whom one is…
fiancée · A woman who is engaged to be married; the woman to whom one is engaged.
fiasco · A sudden or unexpected failure.fiat · An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do…Fiat · An automobile manufactured by the Italian firm Fiat S.p.A.