Denis

¹

[ den-is ]

noun

1. a male given name.

Denîs

²

[ den-is; French duh-nee ]

noun

1. Saint, died a.d. c280, 1st bishop of Paris: patron saint of France.

Denis

/ ˈdɛnɪs; dəni /

noun

1. DenisMaurice18701943MFrenchARTS AND CRAFTS: painterARTS AND CRAFTS: writer Maurice (mɔris). 1870–1943, French painter and writer on art. One of the leading Nabis, he defined a picture as "essentially a flat surface covered with colours assembled in a certain order"
2. Saint Denis or Saint Denys
   Denis, Saint3rd century3rd centuryMFrenchRELIGION: clergymanRELIGION: saint 3rd century ad , first bishop of Paris; patron saint of France. Feast day: Oct 9

Example Sentences

Denis Villeneuve conveyed the gist over the space of a couple of hours, aided by an impressive blend of sound and visual editing and cinematographic sorcery.

From Salon

Even before Denis Villeneuve’s big-screen, two-part 2021 film introduced it to moviegoers who had missed David Lynch’s enjoyably bonkers 1984 adaptation, Frank Herbert’s “Dune” had become exploited IP.

From Los Angeles Times

Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner met with Obama’s chief of staff, Denis McDonough, a sign of the influential role Kushner was to play during Trump’s first term.

From Los Angeles Times

Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two” has already taken in $714.4 million worldwide, a tally that would put it just behind “Oppenheimer” should it snare the best picture Academy Award.

From Los Angeles Times

Widen the frame and you’ll find Denis Villeneuve’s daring “Dune: Part Two” and the uplifting “Sing Sing,” a drama about a prison theater program.

From Los Angeles Times