Voltaire
UK/vəʊlˈtɛə(ɹ)/US/voʊlˈtɛɹ/
Voltaire proper noun: a surname from French.
Proper noun
Voltaire (countable and uncountable, plural Voltaires)
- A surname from French.
- A pen name of the French philosopher François-Marie Arouet.
- A city in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States.
Forms of Voltaire
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Origin of Voltaire
Borrowed from French Voltaire. The surname is mostly found in Haiti.
Words formed from Voltaire
Words that rhyme with Voltaire
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- declare
- hair
- Sinclair
- where
- ayr
- care
- layer
- mayor
- parterre
- fare
- glare
- lair
- pear
- prayer
- snare
- compare
- dare
- rare
- share
- swear
- ware
- wear and tear
- Ayer
- blare
- flair
- forbear
- Kerr
- laissez faire
- mousquetaire
- pare
- prepare
- repair
- stare
- unfair
- yare
- -ware
- abear
- aflare
- despair
- glair
- heir
- impair
- Pierre
- reair
- scare
- tare
- trillionaire
- aware
Questions about Voltaire
- What does Voltaire mean?
- Voltaire means a surname from French.
- What part of speech is Voltaire?
- Voltaire is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Voltaire?
- Voltaire is pronounced /vəʊlˈtɛə(ɹ)/ (UK).
Words near Voltaire in the dictionary
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