Related Searches
Nearby Words
Synonyms

belle

 [bel]   Origin

belle

   [bel]
noun
1.
a woman or girl admired for her beauty and charm.
2.
the most beautiful, charming, or engaging woman or girl among a number: the belle of the ball.
Origin:
1615–25; < French; Old French bele < Latin bella, feminine of bellus fine, good-looking. See beau

Can be confused: bell, belle.

:10

:09

:08

:07

:06

:05

:04

:03

:02

:01

Belle is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...
Dictionary.com Unabridged

Belle

   [bel]
noun
a female given name, form of Bella.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To belle
Collins
World English Dictionary
belle (bɛl)
 
—n
1.  a beautiful girl or woman
2.  the most attractive or admired girl or woman at a place, function, etc (esp in the phrase the belle of the ball)
 
[C17: from French, feminine of beau]

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

belle
"beautiful woman well-dressed; reigning beauty," 1620s, from Fr. belle, from O.Fr. bele, from L. bella, fem. of bellus "beautiful, fair."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Partners:WordBloglinesCitysearchThe Daily BeastAsk AnswersAsk KidsLife123SendoriThesaurus
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT
How many words do you know? FIND OUT