Colette

American  

[koh-let, kuh-, ko-, kaw-let] / koʊˈlɛt, kə-, kɒ-, kɔˈlɛt /

noun

1. Sidonie Gabrielle Claudine Colette, 1873–1954, French author.

2. a female given name.

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Colette British  

/ kɒˈlɛt /

noun

1. full name Sidonie Gabrielle Claudine Colette. 1873–1954, French novelist; her works include Chéri (1920), Gigi (1944), and the series of Claudine books

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Colette Cultural  

1. The nom de plume of Sidonie Gabrielle Claudine, a twentieth-century French writer noted for her novels about social and sexual politics. Her best-known works are Chéri and Gigi, which was adapted for a popular musical film.

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Example Sentences

Another popular Instagram photo spot from that time is Colette Miller’s angel wings mural in the Arts District.

From Los Angeles Times

The charity Diabetes UK also welcomed the ads ban, with its chief executive, Colette Marshall, noting that type 2 diabetes is on the rise in young people.

From Barron's

Colette McIntyre, Spotify’s creative director who works on Spotify Wrapped, said the age gaps reflect how streaming has opened up music genres and the tunes of decades past to a wider audience.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nvidia’s chief financial officer, Colette Kress, said on Wednesday’s call that “there’s definitely an opportunity for us to have more” on top of that amount.

From The Wall Street Journal

Half of the company’s long-term opportunity will come from customers’ transition to accelerated computing and generative AI, Colette Kress, Nvidia’s chief financial officer, said on a call with investors.

From The Wall Street Journal