belle

/bɛl/

name 3noun 2

Collocations

ADJ.

similar, young

She was a young belle at the debutante ball, turning heads everywhere she went.

VERB + BELLE

called, felt, like, looked, manner, named, styled

She looked like a belle in that elegant white dress at the summer ball.

BELLE + NOUN

asakusa, ball, beauty, day, hair, regiment

She was the belle of the ball in her grandmother's vintage wedding dress.

PREP.

from

She was the belle of the ball, admired by everyone from the moment she arrived.

Definitions

noun

An attractive woman.

In her new dress she felt like the belle of the ball.

A fellow gay man.

name

A female given name from French.

All the miniature Cinderellas, Belles, and Ariels who fill the streets every Halloween are essentially paying homage to characters that will slowly and inevitably chip away at their sense of worth in years to come.

A surname from French

name

A female given name from English.

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

In her new dress she felt like the belle of the ball.

Wiktionary

All the miniature Cinderellas, Belles, and Ariels who fill the streets every Halloween are essentially paying homage to characters that will slowly and inevitably chip away at their sense of worth in

Wiktionary

Belle brightened the day of everyone that knew her with her cheerful perspective on life, a reflection of her faith.

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Once upon a time, in a land not very different to yours lived a beautiful young woman named Belle.

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Mary looked like Belle from the Beauty and the Beast.

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The belle of the regiment, ay, and the finest girl that ever had the breath of life between her lips, was Nancy Devoy, the daughter of the colour-sergeant.

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Usage Notes

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