-elle

American  

1. a noun suffix occurring in loanwords from French, where it originally formed diminutives, now often with a derivative sense in which the diminutive force is lost (bagatelle; prunelle; rondelle ); also in Anglicized forms of Latin words ending in -ella (organelle ).

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Etymology

Origin of -elle

< French < Latin -ella, feminine of -ellus, forming diminutives corresponding to stems ending in -ul- -ule, -r- ( castellum ), -n- ( patella )

Example Sentences

Zendaya explained her approach to privacy in a 2023 Elle interview, saying she “can’t not be a person and live my life and love the person I love.”

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You got to sit down with Elle Fanning, starring in “Sentimental Value.”

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Elle is this veteran actress, and she’s not even 30 years old yet.

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Yvonne and Elle, here’s their conversation now.

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You’re seeing, like, Elle Fanning reuniting with Timothée Chalamet — they starred in a movie last year together.

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