comme il faut

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comme il faut

/ˌkʌmilˈfoʊ/ US
/ˌkʌmiːlˈfəʊ/ UK

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Borrowed from French comme il faut (literally “as is necessary, as must be”).

adjective more comme il faut · most comme il faut

Proper; in keeping with etiquette or social standards. "Georgiana, put on your blue muslin, and ask Fanchette to make your hair a little comme-il-faut; and pray try to look well and cheerful; you were not up late, and ought to appear the better for it."

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adj proper; respectable; in keeping with etiquette or social standards

Español	como es debido
Français	comme il faut
Deutsch	wie es sich gehört
Italiano	come si deve
Русский	комильфо́ komilʹfó

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@misc{comme_il_faut_2026,
  title = {comme il faut},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/comme%20il%20faut},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}