belleadj.n.

Brit.

/bɛl/, U.S.

/bɛl/

Etymology: < modern French (17th cent.) belle, Old French bele < Latin bella , feminine of bellus beautiful, fair: see beau adj. and n., bel n.

A. adj.

†1. Pretty, handsome. Obsolete as English.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > pretty

gentc1275

pretty1440

jant1638

dimber1665

belle1668

genty1701

prettyish1741

maidenish-looking1789

darling1805

pooty1825

pitty1826

purty1829

mooi1850

dotey1852

cute1868

1668 S. Pepys Diary 16 May (1976) IX. 201 I afterward to her house..and here yo did besar her ancilla, which is so mighty belle.

2. In certain French phrases, which have been used in English.

a. belle assemblée n. a brilliant assembly or gathering.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > of people or animals > brilliant

belle assemblée1700

1700 W. Congreve Way of World Epil. sig. N2 Whole Belles-Assembles of Coquetts and Beaux.

b. belle passion n. love.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [noun]

loveOE

druery?c1225

amoursc1330

paramoura1375

love-likingc1390

Cupidc1420

love amoura1500

fancy1559

passion1590

belle passion1711

romance1858

romanticalism1922

1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. ii. i. 31 The gallant Sentiments, the elegant Fancys, the Belle-Passions.

1716 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 20 Sept. (1965) I. 271 What delicate manner the Belle-Passions are manag'd in this Country.

c. belle dame n. a fair lady, a belle.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > [noun] > beautiful thing or person > beautiful person > beautiful woman

clearc1330

comelya1375

wlonk?a1400

brightc1400

gayc1400

sheenc1400

violet1412

berylc1440

blossomc1440

bonnya1529

pertc1540

bonylasse1546

Venus?1572

spark1575

bellibone1579

bonnibel1579

nymph1584

cheruba1616

lily1622

bellea1640

fine1639

toast1700

houri1745

belle dame1768

peri1813

beauty queen1835

stallion1970

1768 H. Brooke Fool of Quality (Dublin ed.) III. xvi. 251 Should we see the Value of a German Prince's Ransom gorgeously attiring each of our Belle-Dames?

d. belle laide n. an attractively ugly woman.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive person > woman > in spite of ugliness

jolie laide1894

belle laide1908

1908 W. S. Maugham Magician ii. 19 She was one of those plain women whose plainness does not matter. A gallant Frenchman had..called her a belle laide.

1946 ‘J. Tey’ Miss Pym Disposes xiv. 152 A woman with the makings of a belle laide.

1956 L. E. Jones Edwardian Youth i. 6 Conscious of the physical failings of that fascinating belle-laide.

B. n.

A handsome woman, esp. one who dresses so as to set off her personal charms; the reigning ‘beauty’ of a place; a fair lady, a fair one.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > [noun] > beautiful thing or person > beautiful person > beautiful woman

clearc1330

comelya1375

wlonk?a1400

brightc1400

gayc1400

sheenc1400

violet1412

berylc1440

blossomc1440

bonnya1529

pertc1540

bonylasse1546

Venus?1572

spark1575

bellibone1579

bonnibel1579

nymph1584

cheruba1616

lily1622

bellea1640

fine1639

toast1700

houri1745

belle dame1768

peri1813

beauty queen1835

stallion1970

a1640 J. Fletcher et al. Beggers Bush iv. iv, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Mm v Vandoncks daughter The dainty black-ey'd bell.

1712 A. Pope Rape of Locke i, in Misc. Poems 357 Might hide her Faults, if Belles had faults to hide.

1712 J. Arbuthnot John Bull III. i. 6 Phantastical old Belles, that dress themselves like Girls of Fifteen.

1779 S. Johnson Let. 7 Nov. (1992) III. 209 My Master..courts the Belles, and shakes Brighthelmston.

1860 O. Meredith Lucile 56 The belle of all Paris last winter; last spring The belle of all Baden.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	belle
释义	belleadj.n. Brit. /bɛl/, U.S. /bɛl/ Etymology: < modern French (17th cent.) belle, Old French bele < Latin bella , feminine of bellus beautiful, fair: see beau adj. and n., bel n. A. adj. †1. Pretty, handsome. Obsolete as English. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > pretty gentc1275 pretty1440 jant1638 dimber1665 belle1668 genty1701 prettyish1741 maidenish-looking1789 darling1805 pooty1825 pitty1826 purty1829 mooi1850 dotey1852 cute1868 1668 S. Pepys Diary 16 May (1976) IX. 201 I afterward to her house..and here yo did besar her ancilla, which is so mighty belle. 2. In certain French phrases, which have been used in English. a. belle assemblée n. a brilliant assembly or gathering. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > of people or animals > brilliant belle assemblée1700 1700 W. Congreve Way of World Epil. sig. N2 Whole Belles-Assembles of Coquetts and Beaux. b. belle passion n. love. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [noun] loveOE druery?c1225 amoursc1330 paramoura1375 love-likingc1390 Cupidc1420 love amoura1500 fancy1559 passion1590 belle passion1711 romance1858 romanticalism1922 1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. ii. i. 31 The gallant Sentiments, the elegant Fancys, the Belle-Passions. 1716 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 20 Sept. (1965) I. 271 What delicate manner the Belle-Passions are manag'd in this Country. c. belle dame n. a fair lady, a belle. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > [noun] > beautiful thing or person > beautiful person > beautiful woman clearc1330 comelya1375 wlonk?a1400 brightc1400 gayc1400 sheenc1400 violet1412 berylc1440 blossomc1440 bonnya1529 pertc1540 bonylasse1546 Venus?1572 spark1575 bellibone1579 bonnibel1579 nymph1584 cheruba1616 lily1622 bellea1640 fine1639 toast1700 houri1745 belle dame1768 peri1813 beauty queen1835 stallion1970 1768 H. Brooke Fool of Quality (Dublin ed.) III. xvi. 251 Should we see the Value of a German Prince's Ransom gorgeously attiring each of our Belle-Dames? d. belle laide n. an attractively ugly woman. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive person > woman > in spite of ugliness jolie laide1894 belle laide1908 1908 W. S. Maugham Magician ii. 19 She was one of those plain women whose plainness does not matter. A gallant Frenchman had..called her a belle laide. 1946 ‘J. Tey’ Miss Pym Disposes xiv. 152 A woman with the makings of a belle laide. 1956 L. E. Jones Edwardian Youth i. 6 Conscious of the physical failings of that fascinating belle-laide. B. n. A handsome woman, esp. one who dresses so as to set off her personal charms; the reigning ‘beauty’ of a place; a fair lady, a fair one. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > [noun] > beautiful thing or person > beautiful person > beautiful woman clearc1330 comelya1375 wlonk?a1400 brightc1400 gayc1400 sheenc1400 violet1412 berylc1440 blossomc1440 bonnya1529 pertc1540 bonylasse1546 Venus?1572 spark1575 bellibone1579 bonnibel1579 nymph1584 cheruba1616 lily1622 bellea1640 fine1639 toast1700 houri1745 belle dame1768 peri1813 beauty queen1835 stallion1970 a1640 J. Fletcher et al. Beggers Bush iv. iv, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Mm v Vandoncks daughter The dainty black-ey'd bell. 1712 A. Pope Rape of Locke i, in Misc. Poems 357 Might hide her Faults, if Belles had faults to hide. 1712 J. Arbuthnot John Bull III. i. 6 Phantastical old Belles, that dress themselves like Girls of Fifteen. 1779 S. Johnson Let. 7 Nov. (1992) III. 209 My Master..courts the Belles, and shakes Brighthelmston. 1860 O. Meredith Lucile 56 The belle of all Paris last winter; last spring The belle of all Baden. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.a1640
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