Belle Definition
bĕl
belles
noun
A popular, attractive girl or woman, especially the most attractive one of a group.
The belle of the ball.
American Heritage
A pretty woman or girl; often, one who is the prettiest or most popular.
The belle of the ball.
Webster's New World
A feminine name.
Webster's New World
An attractive woman.
In her new dress she felt like the belle of the ball.
Wiktionary
pronoun
A female given name.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Belle
Noun
Singular:
belle
Plural:
bellesOrigin of Belle
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French beautiful, belle from Latin bella feminine of bellus deu-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French belle (“Beauty, Beautiful”), from Latin bella.
From Wiktionary
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From French belle (“beautiful”), from Latin bella.
From Wiktionary
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