divorcée
UK/dɪˈvɔːseɪ/US/dɪvɔɹˈseɪ/
divorcée noun: a divorced woman.
Noun
divorcée (plural divorcées)
- A divorced woman.
- With a man allowed to divorce his wife without stating reasons, there can be instances where the divorcée faces dire problems.1987 October, Marianne Alireza, “Women of Saudi Arabia”, in National Geographic, volume 172, number 4, page 453
- There are, in fact, 52,238 different ways to express your particular kink. (I know because I counted them, with the help of Stacey Smith-Bajorek, a divorcée from down the street.)2005, Annabelle du Fouet, “Kinksters and kinksterettes—Who are these people, anyway?” (chapter 1), in Weather Balloons Make Rotten Sex Toys, Ellora's Cave, →ISBN, page 18
Adjective
divorcée (not comparable)
- Divorced (of a woman).
- [She went] ballistic on him and told him that a woman who was divorcee, with three kids to raise, only wanted him for support.(Can we date this quote?), Mercedes Vizarro, Cursed, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 49
- We -- we -- since she was divorcée, I persuaded our minister unfortunately to -- to give them together, just the same.1997 08, Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy, Cross of Reality - 1953, Argo Books, →ISBN, page 354
Forms of divorcée
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Origin of divorcée
Borrowed from French divorcée (“divorced woman”).
Questions about divorcée
- What does divorcée mean?
- Divorcée means a divorced woman.
- What part of speech is divorcée?
- Divorcée can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce divorcée?
- Divorcée is pronounced /dɪˈvɔːseɪ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of divorcée?
- The plural of divorcée is divorcées.
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