manque
noun
the numbers 1 to 18 in roulette.
manque
1 American
[mahn k]
/ mɑ̃k /
noun
French.
manqué
2
American
[mahng-kay, mahn -kay]
/ mɑŋˈkeɪ, mɑ̃ˈkeɪ /
adjective
manqué
British
/ ˈmɒŋkeɪ, mɑ̃ke /
adjective
Etymology
Origin of manque1
Literally, “lack”
Origin of manqué2
1770–80; < French, past participle of manquer to lack, be short of < Italian mancare, derivative of manco lacking, defective < Medieval Latin, Late Latin mancus ( Latin: feeble, literally, maimed, having a useless hand, probably derivative of manus hand)
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An artist manque, she maintains that her particular skill is to recognize and nurture talent.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2022
It was a manque version of the hypertheatricality that elevated the band out of scene notoriety to pop ubiquity.
From New York Times ● Sep. 11, 2022
Philip – a Roth manque – is waiting for the release of his second novel, which is bound to be well received.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 4, 2015
She tried to play every role herself: Attorney General, family shrink, hostage negotiator and grandmother manque.
From Time Magazine Archive
The King, however, was afraid that some might "blame him," and when Sir Charles answered, "No one," he quoted the phrase once applied to him: "Bon petit roi, manque d'énergie."
From The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 2 by Stephen Lucius Gwynn
This début novel is narrated by a writer manqué named Peter, who has dropped out of a Yale Ph.D. program and moved to Charlottesville, where his girlfriend attends medical school.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 13, 2018
And yet compelling as the theory of Mourinho as a player manqué is, and that as a result he feels the need to master them at all times, this is not a straightforward case.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 27, 2017
Or, she was an architect manqué, whose construction oddities like the “staircase to nowhere” were simply the result of a lack of formal training.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2017
Charlie Mortdecai, a bumbling aristocratic bon vivant and sociopath who lives beyond his means and deals in stolen art, is a vehicle for Mr. Depp to turn into a kind of Austin Powers manqué.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2015
When the novelist condescends to depict the Fellow of a college, it is usually as a person more or less feeble, futile, and generally manqué.
From Aspects of Modern Oxford by A. D. (Alfred Denis) Godley
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