Weil

[ vey ]

noun

1. André, 1906–98, U.S. mathematician, born in France: brother of Simone Weil.
2. his sister Si·mone [see-, mawn], 1909–43, French philosopher.

Weil

/ vail /

noun

1. WeilSimone19091943FFrenchPHILOSOPHY: philosopherRELIGION: mystic Simone (simɔn). 1909–43, French philosopher and mystic, whose works include Waiting for God (1951), The Need for Roots (1952), and Notebooks (1956)

Example Sentences

“The goal of grief, really, is to eventually remember the person who’s gone with more love than pain,” Weil said.

From Seattle Times

He said the team began a process of elimination, "knocking out" each of the mouse genes one-by-one, when they received a fortuitous email from Dolores Lamb from Weil Cornell College of Medicine.

From Science Daily

He became the senior partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, a New York-based law firm, where he specialized in antitrust law and government regulation.

From New York Times

The trend, Weil wrote, encompasses hotel maids, cable installers, commercial janitors and merchandise pickers in Amazon warehouses — all are actually on the payroll of third-party employment firms.

From Los Angeles Times

Production designer Clovis Weil, who is French, says Zabel gave him freedom to experiment with the sets and locations.

From Los Angeles Times