gamine
[ gam-een, -in, ga-meen ]
/ ˈgæm in, -ɪn, gæˈmin /
noun
a neglected girl who is left to run about the streets.
a diminutive or very slender girl, especially one who is pert, impudent, or playfully mischievous.
adjective
of or like a gamine: a gamine personality; clothes for the gamine figure.
Nearby words
- gamic,
- gamification,
- gamify,
- gamilaraay,
- gamin,
- gaminess,
- gaming,
- gaming platform,
- gaming table,
- gamma
Origin of gamine
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Examples from the Web for gamine
She pointed to Maksymenko, whose delicate, gamine features make her seem especially frail.
Ukrainian Women Kidnapped by Russians in Crimea Tell Their Tale|Anna Nemtsova|March 24, 2014|DAILY BEASTThey are both posh, pretty, gamine English girls blessed with serious eyebrows and a taste for the high life.
At Givenchy, designer Riccardo Tisci has settled into a house once defined by the gamine aesthetic of Audrey Hepburn.
He had not noticed it himself, but seemed to have eyes for nobody but Sidonie, a gamine.
Fromont and Risler, Complete|Alphonse Daudet
gamine
/ (ˈɡæmiːn, French ɡamin) /
noun
- a slim and boyish girl or young woman; an elfish tomboy
- (as modifier)a gamine style of haircut
Word Origin for gamine
from French
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gamine
"small, slim, pert young girl," 1899, from French gamine, fem. of gamin.
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