Parisienne

[ puh-ree-zee-en ]

/ pəˌri ziˈɛn /

noun

a girl or woman who is a native or inhabitant of Paris, France.

QUIZZES

QUIZ YOURSELF ON THESE WORDS FROM BROWN GIRL DREAMING!

Visualize yourself passing this quiz on words from Jacqueline Woodson’s exquisite verse novel “Brown Girl Dreaming,” and then take the quiz to prove you can do it! (Because you can.)

Question 1 of 10

What does “barren” mean?

a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides.

Worn down by dullness, tedious repetition.

unproductive; unfruitful

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of Parisienne

1885–90; <French parisienne, feminine of parisienParisian

usage note for Parisienne

See -enne.

Words nearby Parisienne

parish house, parishioner, parish pump, parish register, Parisian, Parisienne, parison, parisyllabic, parity, parity check, parity conjugation

Example sentences from the Web for Parisienne

When it comes to longer runs, or to genuine touring, the Parisienne promptly abandons all effort to look well on the road.
In Vanity Fair|Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd
It is related that a beautiful Parisienne attempted to extract from his reluctant lips his preference among his own works.
Great Singers, Second Series|George T. Ferris
A beautiful Parisienne attempted to extract from his reluctant lips his preference of his own works.
Great Musical Composers|George T. Ferris
Mr. Rush says that his Rush variety is practically a Parisienne.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the|Various

If Parisians say, as they do, that she makes a bad Parisienne, it is because she can be too nearly a woman untamed.
The Colour of Life|Alice Meynell

MEANINGS

WORD GAMES

LEARN

WRITING

WORD OF THE DAY