gaminen.adj.

Brit.

/ɡaˈmiːn/,

/ˈɡamiːn/, U.S.

/ˈɡæmin/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French gamine.

Etymology: < French gamine, feminine form corresponding to gamin gamin n.

A. n.

A female gamin or street urchin; (by extension) an attractively pert, mischievous, or elfish girl or young woman, usually small and slim and with short hair.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > light-mindedness > [noun] > person > female

gig?c1225

gigleta1340

halok?1507

fizgiga1529

gilliea1529

flirt1562

peat1566

sluta1592

gillian flirt1593

giggle1611

filly1616

jill-flirt1627

flibbertigibbet1640

flirtigig1683

flip-flap1702

gamine1848

kitten1870

sillypop1894

frippet1908

1848 Blackwood's Mag. Mar. 281/2 He is generally surrounded at such times by a bevy of from forty to fifty scholars, gamins or gamines as the case may be.

1899 C. Scott Drama of Yesterday & To-day II. 243 A veritable gamine, there is no other word which so thoroughly expresses her.

1927 Observer 25 Sept. 15/3 Miss Gertrude Lawrence..can play the gamine and the lady.

1962 I. Murdoch Unofficial Rose xxvi. 250 The puckish gamine who, alas, sometimes enjoyed teasing and tormenting him.

1991 N.Y. Mag. 16 Dec. 55/1 Ever wondered what the gamines who wear Romeo Gigli's waiflike creations use for purses?

2006 A. Kuczynski Beauty Junkies v. 90 There she is again, secure in her femininity but looking like a teenage gamine who has been playing in Grandma's closet.

B. adj.

That is or resembles a gamine; of, relating to, or characteristic of a gamine.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > child > [adjective] > resembling an urchin

urchinly1654

gamine1903

society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > roguery, knavery, or rascalry > [adjective] > playfully or mischievously roguish

pickled1683

pickle1774

hempy1801

impish1834

natkhat1843

puckish1874

gallows1882

gamine1903

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > other people of low rank or condition > [adjective] > belonging to the streets > children

blackguard1691

gamin1837

gamine1903

1903 Smart Set 11 60/1 Her gamine rejoinder had startled, shocked, yet charmed.

1957 ‘D. Rutherford’ Long Echo vii. 131 The actress..who had lately adopted the gamine style of hair-cut.

1991 P. Coates Gorgon's Gaze 59 Louise Brooks's Lulu radiates innocence—her face at times very gamine.

2008 K. Hannah Firefly Lane (2009) xxiv. 304 Her short blond-streaked hair gave her a gamine kind of beauty.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gamine
释义	gaminen.adj. Brit. /ɡaˈmiːn/, /ˈɡamiːn/, U.S. /ˈɡæmin/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French gamine. Etymology: < French gamine, feminine form corresponding to gamin gamin n. A. n. A female gamin or street urchin; (by extension) an attractively pert, mischievous, or elfish girl or young woman, usually small and slim and with short hair. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > light-mindedness > [noun] > person > female gig?c1225 gigleta1340 halok?1507 fizgiga1529 gilliea1529 flirt1562 peat1566 sluta1592 gillian flirt1593 giggle1611 filly1616 jill-flirt1627 flibbertigibbet1640 flirtigig1683 flip-flap1702 gamine1848 kitten1870 sillypop1894 frippet1908 1848 Blackwood's Mag. Mar. 281/2 He is generally surrounded at such times by a bevy of from forty to fifty scholars, gamins or gamines as the case may be. 1899 C. Scott Drama of Yesterday & To-day II. 243 A veritable gamine, there is no other word which so thoroughly expresses her. 1927 Observer 25 Sept. 15/3 Miss Gertrude Lawrence..can play the gamine and the lady. 1962 I. Murdoch Unofficial Rose xxvi. 250 The puckish gamine who, alas, sometimes enjoyed teasing and tormenting him. 1991 N.Y. Mag. 16 Dec. 55/1 Ever wondered what the gamines who wear Romeo Gigli's waiflike creations use for purses? 2006 A. Kuczynski Beauty Junkies v. 90 There she is again, secure in her femininity but looking like a teenage gamine who has been playing in Grandma's closet. B. adj. That is or resembles a gamine; of, relating to, or characteristic of a gamine. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > child > [adjective] > resembling an urchin urchinly1654 gamine1903 society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > roguery, knavery, or rascalry > [adjective] > playfully or mischievously roguish pickled1683 pickle1774 hempy1801 impish1834 natkhat1843 puckish1874 gallows1882 gamine1903 society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > other people of low rank or condition > [adjective] > belonging to the streets > children blackguard1691 gamin1837 gamine1903 1903 Smart Set 11 60/1 Her gamine rejoinder had startled, shocked, yet charmed. 1957 ‘D. Rutherford’ Long Echo vii. 131 The actress..who had lately adopted the gamine style of hair-cut. 1991 P. Coates Gorgon's Gaze 59 Louise Brooks's Lulu radiates innocence—her face at times very gamine. 2008 K. Hannah Firefly Lane (2009) xxiv. 304 Her short blond-streaked hair gave her a gamine kind of beauty. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1848
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