fiancé

Or fi·an·ce

[fee-ahn-sey, fee-ahn-sey]

noun

1. a man engaged to be married.

fiancé

/ fɪˈɒnseɪ /

noun

1. a man who is engaged to be married

Gender Note

See fiancée.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fiancé¹

First recorded in 1850–55; from French: “betrothed,” past participle of fiancer, Old French fiancier, verbal derivative of fiance “a promise,” equivalent to fi(er) “to trust” (from unattested Vulgar Latin fīdāre, Latin fīdere ) + -ance noun suffix; -ance, -ee

Word History and Origins

Origin of fiancé¹

C19: from French, from Old French fiancier to promise, betroth, from fiance a vow, from fier to trust, from Latin fīdere

Example Sentences

‘RIP boyfriend, hello fiancé,’ former ‘Vampire Diaries’ star says.

From Los Angeles Times

News in March that there was no rush to start planning their wedding, saying she was having fun saying “fiancé.”

From Los Angeles Times

“We’re just enjoying being engaged at this point and being in that sort of phase because a lot of your life is — you have a boyfriend for half of your life and then you have a husband for half of your life, but the fiancé period is very short,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

Winsett, 23, and her fiance were among the admirers who gathered to hear Barrett speak about her new memoir, “Listening to the Law.”

From Los Angeles Times

She dedicated the award to her fiancé Michael Polansky as well her her fans aka the "Little Monsters".

From BBC

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