Weil

American  

[vey] / veɪ /

noun

1. André, 1906–98, U.S. mathematician, born in France: brother of Simone Weil.

2. his sister Simone 1909–43, French philosopher.

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Weil British  

/ vail /

noun

1. Simone (simɔn). 1909–43, French philosopher and mystic, whose works include Waiting for God (1951), The Need for Roots (1952), and Notebooks (1956)

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Example Sentences

According to historian Patrick Weil, author of “The Sovereign Citizen: Denaturalization and the Origins of the American Republic,” more than 22,000 Americans had their citizenship revoked between 1906 and 1967.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

“GPUs kind of get top billing wherever they go, but really the CPU is playing an incredibly important role,” Weil said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

“Affordability is a growing challenge for this population,” said Alan Weil, AARP’s senior vice president of public policy.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Masli asks what the philosopher Simone Weil thought was the essential question of being a loving neighbor: “What are you going through?”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

Our conversation instead centered upon a young art student then about to marry Odile’s friend Harmut Weil.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson