Émile

[ French ey-meel ]

/ French eɪˈmil /

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noun

a didactic novel (1762) by J. J. Rousseau, dealing principally with the author's theories of education.

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Words nearby Émile

emigrate, emigration, emigratory, émigré, Emil, Émile, Emilia-Romagna, Emily, Emin, émincé, Eminem

How to use Émile in a sentence

One was Emile Amélineau, who headed up excavations at Abydos at the turn of the century.
The Nile: Where Ancient and Modern Meet|William O’Connor|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Valor – Actor Emile Hirsch chose this upstanding name for his son.
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This kind of combat reached its apotheosis when the guest was an insurance swindler called Emile Savundra.
‘A Fiery Tribune’|Clive Irving|September 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Movies about literary lions and lionesses—The Life of Emile Zola (1937) and Out of Africa (1985)—took home the gold statue.
'The Artist,' 'Hugo,' and the History of Movies About Movies|Stephen Farber|December 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST

“What his enemies say may be true,” the filmmaker Emile de Antonio once reflected.
The Svengali of Pop Art|Annie Cohen-Solal|May 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
She was intimate with a prefect of Orne, who was the natural father of Emile Blondet.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
Distant ties bound her to the Troisville family, and it was to them that she sent Emile, her favored son.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
In 1821 Emile Blondet was a remarkably handsome young fellow.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
"Emile is as anglomane as ever, and not a bit less a Frenchman," Weyburn said, in a tone of one who muffles a shock at the heart.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete|George Meredith
Emile, after having confided the two ladies to the care of the Guarani, had left the tambo, oppressed by a sad apprehension.
The Flying Horseman|Gustave Aimard

Cultural definitions for Émile

Émile

[ (ay-meel) (1762) ]

A work on education by Jean Jacques Rousseau, describing how a fictional boy, Émile, should be brought up. The book had an enormous influence on education during the age of romanticism and afterward.