Fiance definition

fēän-sā, fē-änsā
A man to whom one is engaged to be married.
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The man to whom one is engaged to be married.
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The definition of a fiancé is a male who is engaged to be wed.

An example of a fiance is a man whose girlfriend just said "yes" to a marriage proposal.

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A man who is engaged to be married.
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A person engaged to be married.
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
fiance
Plural:
fiances, fiancs

Origin of fiance

  • French from past participle of fiancer to betroth from Old French fiancier from fiance trust from fier to trust from Vulgar Latin fīdāre from Latin fīdere bheidh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Wiktionary

Fiance Sentence Examples

  • My fiance noticed the change in my body, and so did I.

  • I met my fiance playing backgammon on the internet nearly 5 years ago.

  • But before she gets to Bill, she must first take out the remaining minions who helped to slaughter her best friends and fiance.

  • Complicating Jane's life is Grayson, who had been Deb's fiance.

  • You might choose both you and your fiance's birthstones, the birthstone of a child or other loved one, or gemstones in your favorite color.

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