roué
/ˈɹuːeɪ/
roué noun: a debauched or lecherous person.
Noun
roué (plural roués)
- A debauched or lecherous person.
- A taste and knowledge of wines and cookery appears to them to be the sign of an accomplished roué and manly gentleman.1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 20, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume I, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849, →OCLC, page 185
- The old roué, twice married and patriarch of an extended family, never concealed the fact that he was “a ladies’ man”.2005 August 14, Richard Brooks, Stuart Wavell, “Rumpole takes a great big spanking”, in The Sunday Times
- Synonyms:
- rake, adulterer, bed-hopper, carpetmonger, chamberer, debauchee, debaucher, fornicator, gallant, lecher
Synonyms of roué
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Forms of roué
| plural | roués |
|---|---|
| alternative form | roue |
Origin of roué
Borrowed from French roué. Doublet of rotate.
Words that rhyme with roué
Questions about roué
- What does roué mean?
- Roué means a debauched or lecherous person.
- What part of speech is roué?
- Roué is a noun.
- How do you pronounce roué?
- Roué is pronounced /ˈɹuːeɪ/.
- What is the plural of roué?
- The plural of roué is roués.
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