soigné

or soi·gnée

[ swahn-yey; French swa-nyey ]

adjective
  1. carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.

Origin of soigné

1
1915–20; <French, past participle of soigner to take care of <Germanic (compare Old Saxon sunnea care, concern)

Words Nearby soigné

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How to use soigné in a sentence

  • Behind the forest of Soigne where he now was, the fields and roads were full of running men and galloping horses.

    The Bronze Eagle | Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
  • Inexperienced as a parent, Gissing was probably too proud: he wanted the children always to look clean and soigne.

    Where the Blue Begins | Christopher Morley
  • All the morning, it seemed Il faut bien quelle soigne madame, et puis elle maide.

    The Dull Miss Archinard | Anne Douglas Sedgwick
  • Mais dites lui daller Bordeaux, o elle sera mieux soigne et o les influences sont bonnes.

  • At that time the Forest of Soigne sheltered no less than eleven monastic houses in its fragrant, shadowy depths.

British Dictionary definitions for soigné

soigné

feminine soigne

/ (ˈswɑːnjeɪ, French swaɲe) /


adjective
  1. well-groomed; elegant

Origin of soigné

1
French, from soigner to take good care of, of Germanic origin; compare Old Saxon sunnea care

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