Parisienne

P3A1R1I1S1I1E1N1N1E1
/pəɹɪzɪˈɛn/

noun

A woman from Paris.

UncommonScrabble 12

Meanings

nounParisienne (plural Parisiennes)

plural Parisiennes

  1. 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 157
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    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 56

    Proclaiming 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 122

    Before 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

  1. FrenchParisienne
  2. EnglishParisienne

Borrowed from French Parisienne, feminine of Parisien, from Paris. By surface analysis, Paris + -ienne.

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Translations

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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APA

Parisienne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Parisienne

MLA

“Parisienne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Parisienne. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Parisienne,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Parisienne.

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