Antoinette
[an-twuh-net, -tuh-; French ahn-twa-net]
- Ma·rie [muh-ree; French ma-ree] /məˈri; French maˈri/, 1755–93, queen of France 1774–93: wife of Louis XVI.
- a female given name: derived from Antoine
Show More
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Examples from the Web for antoinette
Contemporary Examples
Antoinette Tuff, who tried to kill herself nine months earlier, talked him out of it.
“Wow Antoinette Tuff is a true hero for saving everyone at that schools life in Decatur, Georgia,” Bush tweeted.
Historical Examples
I had probed the hearts of the ruffians, and I did not need Antoinette's warning.
The Prisoner of ZendaAnthony Hope
Antoinette de Mauban shrieked, but I rose to my feet, laughing aloud.
The Prisoner of ZendaAnthony Hope
Antoinette heard the door creak, and she was on her feet like a flash.
Jolly Sally PendletonLaura Jean Libbey
"You must not excite yourself, my lady," replied Antoinette, quickly.
Jolly Sally PendletonLaura Jean Libbey
Quick as a flash, Antoinette crossed the room and flung open the door.
Jolly Sally PendletonLaura Jean Libbey
Antoinette
- See Marie Antoinette
Show More
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012