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fiancé
[ fee-ahn-sey, fee-ahn-sey ]
noun
- a man engaged to be married.
fiancé
/ fɪˈɒnseɪ /
noun
- a man who is engaged to be married
Gender Note
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of fiancé1
Example Sentences
She had four people in tow — her fiancé, David Cohen, along with her mom, sister and future sister-in-law — to help carry all the flowers she was purchasing for their small wedding at Pasadena City Hall the next day.
When Samantha Cook booked a surprise break for herself and her fiancé, she was looking forward to a night of escapism from her "relentless" work schedule.
Influencer Molly-Mae Hague has spoken of her "shock" at her recent split with her fiancé, professional boxer Tommy Fury.
Her fiancé Tom Pelphrey first made her a fan.
After scouring social media, she found it for sale for £55 and arranged to meet the seller, taking her fiance and a male friend for backup.
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Fiancé Vs. Fiancée
What’s the difference between fiancé and fiancée?
The word fiancé is traditionally used to refer to the man that a person is engaged to be married to (the groom-to-be). Fiancée is traditionally used to refer to the woman that a person is engaged to be married to (the bride-to-be).
However, the spelling fiancé—with just one e—is sometimes used without reference to gender.
The two words are pronounced exactly the same. Their different endings are due to the fact that they derive from French, which has grammatical gender, meaning that some words end differently depending on whether they are applied to men or women (with e being the feminine ending). This happens in a few other pairs of words in English, like blond and blonde, though in many cases the term without the e has become largely gender-neutral. This is the case with both blond and fiancé.
Similar to some other words derived from French (like résumé), they are sometimes written without accents, as fiance and fiancee.
Want to learn more? Read the full breakdown of the difference between fiancé and fiancée.
Quiz yourself on fiancée vs. fiancé!
True or False?
The spelling fiancé can be used for any gender.
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