noun
Meaning 1
A female comedian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: slightly dated
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
comedienne
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /kəˌmiːdɪˈɛn/
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US: /kəˌmiːdiˈɛn/
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CMU ARPABET: K AH0 M IY2 D IY0 EH1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
a female comedian
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: comedian, comic
Narrower terms: Allen, Gracie Allen, Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen, Gracie, Ball, Lucille Ball, Coca, Imogene Coca, Tucker, Sophie Tucker, West, Mae West
noun
Meaning 3
a female actor in a comedy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: comedian
Narrower terms: Gwynn, Gywn, Gynne, Nell Gwynn, Nell Gywn, Nell Gwynne, Eleanor Gwynn, Eleanor Gwyn, Eleanor Gwynne
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French comédienne, equivalent to comedy + -ienne. Compare doyenne.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Burmese: ဟာသမင်းသမီး (hasa.mang:sa.mi:) — female comedian
- Burmese: ဟာသမယ် (hasa.mai) — female comedian
- Chinese Mandarin: 喜劇女演員 — female comedian
- Chinese Mandarin: 喜剧女演员 (xǐjù nǚyǎnyuán) — female comedian
- Esperanto: komikistino — female comedian
- Finnish: komedienne — female comedian
- French: comédienne — female comedian
- Japanese: コメディエンヌ — female comedian
- Polish: komediantka — female comedian