feminine comedienne - noun

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• comedienne — noun Etymology: French comédienne, feminine of comédien comedian, from comédie Date: circa 1859 a woman who is a comedian …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• comedienne — /kəmidiˈɛn/ (say kuhmeedee en) noun 1. a female actor in comedy. 2. a professional female comic. {French, feminine of comédien comedian} …  

• -enne — a personal noun suffix occurring in loanwords from French, where it forms feminine nouns corresponding to masculine nouns ending in en (comedienne, doyenne); on this model, of very limited productivity in English, forming distinctively feminine… …   Universalium

• -enne — a personal noun suffix occurring in loanwords from French, where it forms feminine nouns corresponding to masculine nouns ending in en (comedienne, doyenne); on this model, of very limited productivity in English, forming distinctively feminine… …   Useful english dictionary

• Camp (style) — Camp is an aesthetic in which something has appeal because of its bad taste or ironic value. When the term first appeared in 1909, it was used to refer to ostentatious, exaggerated, affected, theatrical, effeminate or homosexual behaviour. By the …   Wikipedia

• -enne — off cvb aff. use a personal noun suffix occurring in loanwords from French, where it forms feminine nouns corresponding to masculine nouns ending in en (comedienne, doyenne); on this model, of very limited productivity in English, forming… …   From formal English to slang

• Male and female — ◊ pronouns and determiners The fact that you are referring to a male person or a female person makes a difference grammatically only when you are using personal pronouns, reflexive pronouns, possessive pronouns, or possessive determiners. She sat …   Useful english dictionary

• male and female — ◊ pronouns and determiners The fact that you are referring to a male person or a female person makes a difference grammatically only when you are using personal pronouns, reflexive pronouns, possessive pronouns, or possessive determiners. She sat …   Useful english dictionary

• List of English words of French origin — Great number of words of French origin have entered the English language to the extent that around 30% of its vocabulary is of French origin. It is via French that many Latin words have come to the English language. Most of the French vocabulary… …   Wikipedia

• co|me|di|enne — «kuh MEE dee EHN», noun. an actress in comedies; actress of comic parts. ╂[< French comédienne, feminine of comédien comedian] …   Useful english dictionary