noun
Meaning 1
Alternative spelling of fiancé.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
fiance
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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Received-Pronunciation: /fiˈɒ̃seɪ/
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Received-Pronunciation: /fiˈɒnseɪ/
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General-American: /fiˈɑnseɪ/
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General-American: /ˌfiɑnˈseɪ/
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɒnseɪ
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/ˈfaɪ.əns/
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CMU ARPABET: F IY0 AA1 N S EY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: F IY2 AA2 N S EY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To betroth; to affiance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a man who is engaged to be married
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: groom-to-be
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: betrothed
History
Etymology
From Middle English fyancen, fyauncen, from Middle French fiancer.