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doyenne

doy·enne
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [doi-en; French dwa-yen]
    • /dɔɪˈɛn; French dwaˈyɛn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [doi-en; French dwa-yen]
    • /dɔɪˈɛn; French dwaˈyɛn/

Definitions of doyenne word

  • noun plural doyenne a woman who is the senior member, as in age or rank, of a group, class, profession, etc. 1
  • noun doyenne See -enne.   1
  • noun doyenne A woman who is the most respected or prominent person in a particular field. 1
  • noun doyenne senior woman 1
  • countable noun doyenne If you refer to a woman as the doyenne of a group or profession, you mean that she is the oldest and most experienced and respected woman in it. 0
  • noun doyenne a doyen who is a woman 0

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Origin of doyenne

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
1900-05; < French, feminine of doyen doyen

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Parts of speech for Doyenne

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

doyenne popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

doyenne usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for doyenne

noun doyenne

  • connoisseur — A connoisseur is someone who knows a lot about the arts, food, drink, or some other subject.
  • guru — ("Guru") 1469–1539, Indian religious leader: founder of Sikhism.
  • doctor — a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
  • authority — The authorities are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed.
  • genius — an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.: the genius of Mozart. Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.

Antonyms for doyenne

noun doyenne

  • loser — a person, team, nation, etc., that loses: The visiting team was the loser in the series.
  • ignoramus — an extremely ignorant person.
  • amateur — An amateur is someone who does something as a hobby and not as a job.
  • rookie — an athlete playing his or her first season as a member of a professional sports team: The rookie replaced the injured regular at first base.
  • servant — a person employed by another, especially to perform domestic duties.

Top questions with doyenne

  • what is a doyenne?
  • what does doyenne mean?

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