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Another word for belle

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Noun

  1. A person regarded as physically attractive.

      1. Term of fond address.
      2. A beautiful person, especially a woman.
      3. A lovely object.
      1. One that stuns
      2. (Informal) A remarkably attractive, excellent, etc. person or thing
      3. (colloquial; variant spelling stunna) Specifically, a woman of stunning beauty (often hyperbolically).
      1. (Informal) Sweetheart; dear. Used as a term of endearment.
      2. (Slang) A young woman, especially one considered sexually attractive.
      3. A baby; an infant.
      1. Any similar toy made to resemble a nonhuman character as from television, cartoons, etc.
      2. A helpful or obliging person:
      3. A figure having the likeness of a human, especially one used as a child's toy.
      1. (Informal) A large piece; a chunk:
      2. (Slang) A physically attractive man, usually with a well-developed physique.
      3. A sexually attractive man, esp. one who is large and well-built
      1. (Sports) A victory in boxing in which one's opponent is unable to rise from the canvas within a specified time after being knocked down or is judged too injured to continue.
      2. (Slang) A strikingly attractive or impressive person or thing.
      3. The act of winning a boxing match in this way:
      1. (Slang) A handsome person; esp., a pretty woman
      2. One having a specific look, appearance.
      1. One of a number of small metal cleats embedded in a snow tire to increase traction on slippery or snowy roads.
      2. Any of a series of small knobs or rounded nailheads used to ornament a surface, as of leather
      3. A small ornamental button mounted on a short post for insertion through an eyelet, as on a dress shirt.
    See also:

    beautiful

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Another word for belle

Noun
      1. A quality or combination of qualities that gives pleasure to the mind or senses and is often associated with properties such as harmony of form or color, proportion, authenticity, and originality.
      2. A quality or feature that is most effective, gratifying, or telling:
      3. An outstanding or conspicuous example:
      1. A woman who flirts or plays with men's affections.
      2. A girl or woman who merely out of vanity tries to get men's attention and admiration; flirt
      3. A woman who regularly makes romantic or sexual overtures; a flirt.
      1. A girl or woman, typically 16-18 years of age, making a debut, esp. into upper-class society
      2. A young woman making a formal debut into society.
      3. A young woman who makes her first formal appearance in society
      1. A playing card bearing the figure of a queen, ranking above the jack and below the king.
      2. A title given to queens.
      3. A woman chosen as the winner of a contest or the honorary head of an event:
    See also:

    beauty

    girl

    woman

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Sentence Examples

  • Belle didn't seem very anxious to attract her attention.

  • Belle was sleepy, and Mildred inattentive.

  • Belle Bauce m.

  • She stumbled upon Belle, who was crouching near the window where Captain Keller was standing.

  • This was followed by the Debat du reveille-matin, La Belle Dame sans merci, and others.

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