Meanings
plural Parisiennes
- A woman from Paris.
It is so natural to a Parisienne, even when passion has almost mastered her, to hesitate and pause before taking the plunge.
1900, translated from Honoré de Balzac's The Works of Honoré de Balzac, page 1573 more examples
It was at most but a vague hint dropped by a certain notorious Parisienne in a jealous mood that had caused suspicion to rest upon the lieutenant.
1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 56Proclaiming taste to be a learned as much as an inborn trait, they sought to establish themselves as aesthetic educators of the vulnerable, unschooled Parisienne.
2001, Lisa Tierstan, Marianne in the Market, California, page 122Before a special night out, a glamorous Parisienne might treat herself to un brushing, at which her hair will be blow-dried and styled.
2016 October 13, Matthew Anderson, “The foreign words that seem like English – but aren’t”, in BBC, archived from the original on 14 Nov 2020
Origin
- FrenchParisienne
- EnglishParisienne
Borrowed from French Parisienne, feminine of Parisien, from Paris. By surface analysis, Paris + -ienne.
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Arabic بَارِيسِيَّة
- بَارِيسِيَّة (bārīsiyya)woman from Paris
Dutch Parijse, Parisienne
- Parijsewoman from Paris
- Parisiennewoman from Paris
Esperanto parizanino
- parizaninowoman from Paris
Finnish pariisitar
- pariisitarwoman from Paris
French Parisienne
- Parisiennewoman from Paris
German Pariserin
- Pariserinwoman from Paris
Japanese パリジェンヌ
- パリジェンヌ (parijennu)woman from Paris
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Parisienne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Parisienne
“Parisienne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Parisienne. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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