belle
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belle¹
- /bɛl/
Sounds like bell · Rhymes with -ɛl
Where it comes from
From French belle (“beautiful”), from Latin bella.
noun belles
- An attractive woman. In her new dress she felt like the belle of the ball.
- A fellow gay man.
- A black femme lesbian.
Belle²
- /bɛl/
Where it comes from
From French belle (“beauty, beautiful”), from Latin bella.
proper noun Belles
- 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
Belle³
- /bɛl/
Where it comes from
Diminutive of Isabelle and Annabelle.
proper noun Belles
- A female given name from English.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sweetie, sweetheart, girl, cute, baby, handsome, attractive, good-looking, lady, alluring, glamorous, beauty, pretty, lovely, fair, beautiful
Translations
Talk about this word "belle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/belle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. belle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/belle "belle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/belle.Cite this
@misc{belle_2026,
title = {belle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/belle},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
