Belle Meaning
/bɛl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn attractive woman.
nounA fellow gay man.
Sentence Examples
Mary looked like Belle from the Beauty and the Beast.
Mary was the belle of the ball.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The southern ____ was known for her charm and beauty at the ball.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She was considered the ____ of the ball because she was so beautiful city.
Word Origin & History
From French belle (“beautiful”), from Latin bella.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Another style of necklace among these Papuan belles is to wear two, each hanging on one side of the neck and under the opposite arm, so as to cross each other."
— 1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 255:
"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."
— 2018, Jen Kim, Love and…: Bad Boys, “The One” & Other Fun Ways to Sabotage Your Relationship, Skyhorse Publishing, →ISBN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The southern ____ was known for her charm and beauty at the ball.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She was considered the ____ of the ball because she was so beautiful city.