Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A man to whom one is engaged to be married.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An affianced or betrothed person, male (fiancé) or female (fiancée).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A betrothed man.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
man who isengaged to bemarried . - noun A person engaged to be married.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French, from past participle of fiancer, to betroth, from Old French fiancier, from fiance, trust, from fier, to trust, from Vulgar Latin *fīdāre, from Latin fīdere; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots.]
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From French fiancé.
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chained_bear commented on the word fiancé
see also fiancée
April 23, 2008
bilby commented on the word fiancé
see also fiance.
April 23, 2008
reesetee commented on the word fiancé
Wait--isn't one "e" for a man who's engaged and two for a woman who's engaged?
April 23, 2008
sarra commented on the word fiancé
Absolutely. Same with divorcé and divorcée (and blond and blonde!)
April 23, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word fiancé
yes, I meant "see also" as in "here's a related word."
April 23, 2008
reesetee commented on the word fiancé
Just checking to make sure I'm still sane. :-)
April 24, 2008
pterodactyl commented on the word fiancé
Holy cow -- I'm not the only person on Earth who appreciates the the fiancé/finacée distinction!
Ah, my people, how happy I am to have found you. :-)
April 24, 2008
reesetee commented on the word fiancé
Welcome, new one. Come in and rest your accent marks. ;-)
April 24, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word fiancé
*pats ptero on the head with gentle paw*
April 24, 2008