gamine

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noun

ga·​mine ga-ˈmēn How to pronounce gamine (audio)
ˈga-ˌmēn
1
: a girl who hangs around on the streets
2
: a small playfully mischievous girl

gamine

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adjective

: of, relating to, or suggesting a gamine

Examples of gamine in a Sentence

Noun a movie about a French gamine
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Noun
Thanks to Russell’s gamine pixie crop, the necklace’s central 11-carat stone twinkled alluringly at the nape of her neck, meaning that paparazzi were craning their necks for that 360 degree full-look view. Laura Hawkins, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2024 Russell’s gamine look conjures up memories of another iconic pixie cut: that of Audrey Hepburn. Hannah Coates, Vogue, 26 July 2024
Adjective
Here, the riding jacket was a key theme, constructed in gleaming silken tweeds above gamine miniskirts and youthful skorts. Thomas Adamson, ajc, 24 Jan. 2023 Orton, a gamine-ish fifty-one, who lives with her family in London, had dressed sensibly for November in New York. John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2022 See all Example Sentences for gamine 

Word History

Etymology

Noun

borrowed from French, feminine derivative of gamin gamin

Adjective

borrowed from French, derivative of gamin, gamine gamin, gamine entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gamine was in 1848

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Cite this Entry

“Gamine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gamine. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

gamine

noun
ga·​mine
ga-ˈmēn
1
: an often poor girl who spends much of her time on the streets
2
: a small playfully mischievous girl

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