fiancé

Or fi·an·ce

[fee-ahn-sey, fee-ahn-sey]

noun

1. a man engaged to be married.

fiancé

/ fɪˈɒnseɪ /

noun

1. a man who is engaged to be married

Gender Note

See fiancée.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fiancé¹

First recorded in 1850–55; from French: “betrothed,” past participle of fiancer, Old French fiancier, verbal derivative of fiance “a promise,” equivalent to fi(er) “to trust” (from unattested Vulgar Latin fīdāre, Latin fīdere ) + -ance noun suffix; -ance, -ee

Word History and Origins

Origin of fiancé¹

C19: from French, from Old French fiancier to promise, betroth, from fiance a vow, from fier to trust, from Latin fīdere

Example Sentences

Girgis Alber, 23, the driver of the BMW and Yostena Sabet’s fiance, was pulled from the vehicle and taken to the Inland Valley Medical Center in critical condition, the California Highway Patrol said.

From Los Angeles Times

Paola Mendez said she was horrified watching the final moments of her fiance’s life, and also angered by what she saw as the department’s attempts to twist facts to justify officers’ decision to fire.

From Los Angeles Times

Lola Tung and her character Belly have been targeted - as has Gavin Casalegno, who plays fiancé Jeremiah, as many fans hope Belly ends up with Jeremiah's brother and love rival Conrad.

From BBC

Swift also posted a heart on her Instagram story with her song So High School from the anthology version of album The Tortured Poets Department, which is said to have been written about her fiance, playing in the background.

From BBC

Over a Korean barbecue dinner on La Cienega Boulevard, she talked about her fiancé, explaining that an engagement for her meant something different than it did for me, which gave me hope.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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