Definition of BELLE

belle

Plural: belles

Noun

  • A beautiful and charming woman, especially the most admired one.
  • a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
    • "she was the belle of the ball"
  • An attractive woman.
  • A fellow gay man.

Examples

  • In her new dress she felt like the belle of the ball.
  • She was the belle of the Scrabble club, known for her beautiful bingos.

Origin / Etymology

From French belle (“beautiful”), from Latin bella.

Scrabble Score: 7

belle: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
belle: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
belle: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

belle: valid Words With Friends Word