Meaning

1 senses
  1. A woman who is attractive despite not being conventionally beautiful.

Origin

From French, belle (“beautiful woman”) + laide (“ugly”).

From French, belle (“beautiful woman”) + laide (“ugly”).

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Forms

plural: belles laides
Singularbelle laide
Pluralbelles laides

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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