Meaning

2 senses
  1. An attractive woman.

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

    Schönheit, Schöne

    краса́вицаkrasávica, красо́ткаkrasótka

    красу́няkrasúnja

  2. (dated)A fellow gay man.

More definitions
  • a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals

Examples

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  1. Mary was the belle of the ball.

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  2. I corrected the punctuation somewhat, but not rigorously, because that is less important in belles-lettres.

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  3. The white-lace girl kept talking audibly to her next neighbor about the "country bumpkins" and "rustic belles" in the audience.

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  4. Petit is a tan pony with hazel eyes and a pink mane that is styled in a similar manner to belle hair.

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  5. She used to be called the Belle of Asakusa.

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Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
beautiful woman:
Русский
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beautiful woman:
Deutsch
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beautiful woman:

Origin

From French belle (“beautiful”), from Latin bella.

From French belle (“beautiful”), from Latin bella.

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