soubretten.

Brit.

/suːˈbrɛt/,

/sᵿˈbrɛt/, U.S.

/suˈbrɛt/

Etymology: < French, < Provençal soubreto, feminine of soubret coy, reserved, < soubra to set aside.

1. Theatre. A maid-servant or lady's maid as a character in a play or opera, usually one of a pert, coquettish, or intriguing character; an actress or singer taking such a part. In extended use, a woman playing a role or roles in light entertainment, e.g. on television or at a seaside variety show, with implications of pertness, coquetry, intrigue, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > part or character > [noun] > types of part or character

underpart1679

persona muta1714

travesty1732

soubrette1753

old man1762

small part?1774

breeches-part1779

character part1811

fat1812

chambermaida1828

fool?1835

raisonneur1845

ingénue1848

villain of the piece1854

stock character1864

feeder1866

satirette1870

character role1871

travesty1887

thinking part1890

walk-on1902

cardboard cutout1906

bit1926

good guy1928

feed1929

bad guy1932

goody1934

walkthrough1935

narrator1941

cameo1950

black hat1959

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > variety, etc. > performers in variety, etc. > [noun] > soubrette

soubrette1753

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > actor > [noun] > actress > types of

tragedy queen1715

soubrette1753

jeune première1817

comedienne1834

old woman1838

tragedienne1841

ingénue1848

sob sister1912

voice actress1974

1753 H. Walpole Lett. (1840) III. 33 There is a soubrette, called the Niccolina.

1774 H. Walpole Lett. (1840) V. 391 A fat woman, rather elderly, who sometimes acted the soubrette.

c1820 S. Rogers Italy (1839) 57 He prompts the young Soubrette, conning her part.

1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe IV. vi. 494 Congreve has..made more use..of the all-important soubrette, on whom so much depends in French comedy.

1871 All Year Round 24 June 91/1 Tragedy queens and comic soubrettes were alike to her, and she did not present them very differently to her audience.

1905 R. E. Beach Pardners 29 Variety house, with..two-ton soubrettes, with Barrios diamonds and hand-painted socks.

1951 Sunday Pict. 21 Jan. 6/3 Harriet Cohen has the vivacity and femininity of a soubrette.

1956 Ann. Reg. 1955 360 Adele Leigh scored a special success in the soubrette part of Bella.

1958 Time 8 Oct. 6/3 His ‘wife’, Miss Rosita Segovia, takes too soubrette-like a view of this role.

1977 Listener 27 Jan. 111/1 By the time she was 18, she was a soubrette at the Gaiety.

1978 TV Times 28 Jan. 26/2 Television's most resilient soubrette, Una Stubbs, can talk about love, marriage and happiness with a twinkle in her eye.

attributive.1887 The Lady 20 Jan. 38/2 Miss Sergisson played the small part of Maid with ease and grace, and wore a very becoming soubrette toilette of pink and grey cotton.

2. A lady's maid; a maid-servant.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > [noun] > lady's maid

chamberlaina1400

waiting-maid1561

chambermaid1569

lady's maid1577

tire-woman1615

abigail1616

fille de chambre1673

suivante1674

comb-brush1702

tiring-woman1732

femme de chambre1741

lady's woman1748

personal maid1748

comb-brusher1751

ayah1782

wardrobe maid1797

soubrette1824

camerist1838

tire-maid1871

1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village (1863) I. 131 She united the pleasant and amusing qualities of a French soubrette, with the solid excellence of an Englishwoman of the old school.

1848 M. W. Savage Bachelor of Albany vii. 63 The soubrette leading the way by stating the name of her mistress.

1880 J. Ruskin Bible of Amiens (1884) i. 4 The little white-capped Amienoise soubrette.

Derivatives

souˈbrettish adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [adjective] > pert or brash

pertc1405

skipjack1598

puppily1682

whelpish1688

saucy1710

owdacious1751

minxing1767

puppyish1775

puppy-like1792

brash1824

pertish1836

cheekish1838

uppish1841

tossy1848

fly1884

soubrettish1891

whipper-snapping1925

in your face1975

1891 E. Field Bk. Western Verse 198 Soubrettish ways these latter days Invite my praise, but never get it.

1979 J. Crosby Party of Year (1980) xiv. 156 The soubrettish face darkened.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	soubrette
释义	soubretten. Brit. /suːˈbrɛt/, /sᵿˈbrɛt/, U.S. /suˈbrɛt/ Etymology: < French, < Provençal soubreto, feminine of soubret coy, reserved, < soubra to set aside. 1. Theatre. A maid-servant or lady's maid as a character in a play or opera, usually one of a pert, coquettish, or intriguing character; an actress or singer taking such a part. In extended use, a woman playing a role or roles in light entertainment, e.g. on television or at a seaside variety show, with implications of pertness, coquetry, intrigue, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > part or character > [noun] > types of part or character underpart1679 persona muta1714 travesty1732 soubrette1753 old man1762 small part?1774 breeches-part1779 character part1811 fat1812 chambermaida1828 fool?1835 raisonneur1845 ingénue1848 villain of the piece1854 stock character1864 feeder1866 satirette1870 character role1871 travesty1887 thinking part1890 walk-on1902 cardboard cutout1906 bit1926 good guy1928 feed1929 bad guy1932 goody1934 walkthrough1935 narrator1941 cameo1950 black hat1959 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > variety, etc. > performers in variety, etc. > [noun] > soubrette soubrette1753 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > actor > [noun] > actress > types of tragedy queen1715 soubrette1753 jeune première1817 comedienne1834 old woman1838 tragedienne1841 ingénue1848 sob sister1912 voice actress1974 1753 H. Walpole Lett. (1840) III. 33 There is a soubrette, called the Niccolina. 1774 H. Walpole Lett. (1840) V. 391 A fat woman, rather elderly, who sometimes acted the soubrette. c1820 S. Rogers Italy (1839) 57 He prompts the young Soubrette, conning her part. 1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe IV. vi. 494 Congreve has..made more use..of the all-important soubrette, on whom so much depends in French comedy. 1871 All Year Round 24 June 91/1 Tragedy queens and comic soubrettes were alike to her, and she did not present them very differently to her audience. 1905 R. E. Beach Pardners 29 Variety house, with..two-ton soubrettes, with Barrios diamonds and hand-painted socks. 1951 Sunday Pict. 21 Jan. 6/3 Harriet Cohen has the vivacity and femininity of a soubrette. 1956 Ann. Reg. 1955 360 Adele Leigh scored a special success in the soubrette part of Bella. 1958 Time 8 Oct. 6/3 His ‘wife’, Miss Rosita Segovia, takes too soubrette-like a view of this role. 1977 Listener 27 Jan. 111/1 By the time she was 18, she was a soubrette at the Gaiety. 1978 TV Times 28 Jan. 26/2 Television's most resilient soubrette, Una Stubbs, can talk about love, marriage and happiness with a twinkle in her eye. attributive.1887 The Lady 20 Jan. 38/2 Miss Sergisson played the small part of Maid with ease and grace, and wore a very becoming soubrette toilette of pink and grey cotton. 2. A lady's maid; a maid-servant. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > [noun] > lady's maid chamberlaina1400 waiting-maid1561 chambermaid1569 lady's maid1577 tire-woman1615 abigail1616 fille de chambre1673 suivante1674 comb-brush1702 tiring-woman1732 femme de chambre1741 lady's woman1748 personal maid1748 comb-brusher1751 ayah1782 wardrobe maid1797 soubrette1824 camerist1838 tire-maid1871 1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village (1863) I. 131 She united the pleasant and amusing qualities of a French soubrette, with the solid excellence of an Englishwoman of the old school. 1848 M. W. Savage Bachelor of Albany vii. 63 The soubrette leading the way by stating the name of her mistress. 1880 J. Ruskin Bible of Amiens (1884) i. 4 The little white-capped Amienoise soubrette. Derivatives souˈbrettish adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [adjective] > pert or brash pertc1405 skipjack1598 puppily1682 whelpish1688 saucy1710 owdacious1751 minxing1767 puppyish1775 puppy-like1792 brash1824 pertish1836 cheekish1838 uppish1841 tossy1848 fly1884 soubrettish1891 whipper-snapping1925 in your face1975 1891 E. Field Bk. Western Verse 198 Soubrettish ways these latter days Invite my praise, but never get it. 1979 J. Crosby Party of Year (1980) xiv. 156 The soubrettish face darkened. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1753
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