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Webster 1913 Edition


Belle

Belle

(bĕl)
,
Noun.
[F.
belle
, fem. of
bel
,
beau
, beautiful, fine. See
Beau
.]
A young lady of superior beauty and attractions; a handsome lady, or one who attracts notice in society; a fair lady.

Webster 1828 Edition


Belle

BELLE

,
Noun.
bel.
[L.bellus.] A young lady. In popular use, a lady of superior beauty and much admired.

Definition 2024


Belle

Belle

See also: belle, bèlle, Bellé, belle-, and beḷḷẽ

English

Proper noun

Belle

  1. A female given name

Coordinate terms

  • Beau (male given name)
Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 2

Diminutive of Isabelle and Annabelle.

Proper noun

Belle

  1. A female given name.

Usage notes

More common as a middle name than a first name.

belle

belle

See also: Belle, bèlle, Bellé, belle-, and beḷḷẽ

English

Noun

belle (plural belles)

  1. An attractive woman.
    In her new dress she felt like the belle of the ball.

Translations

See also


Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

belle

  1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of bellen

French

Etymology

From Old French bele, from Latin bella(m), feminine of bellus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛl/

Adjective

belle

  1. feminine singular of beau

Derived terms

Noun

belle f (plural belles)

  1. beautiful woman, belle, beauty

German

Verb

belle

  1. First-person singular present of bellen.
  2. First-person singular subjunctive I of bellen.
  3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of bellen.
  4. Imperative singular of bellen.

Interlingua

Adjective

belle (comparative plus belle, superlative le plus belle)

  1. beautiful

Italian

Adjective

belle

  1. feminine plural of bello

Noun

belle f

  1. plural of bella

Latin

Etymology

From bellus (pretty, handsome)

Adverb

bellē (comparable bellius, superlative bellissimē)

  1. well, neatly, perfectly
  2. prettily, delightfully

Related terms

References


Norman

Pronunciation

Adjective

belle

  1. feminine singular of bieau
  2. feminine singular of biau

Turkish

Verb

belle

  1. note