debutante

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UK/ˌdɛbjuːˈtɑːnt/UK/ˌdeɪbjuːˈtɑːnt/

noun

A young woman who makes her first formal appearance in society.

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OriginFrench débutante →
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Meanings

noundebutante (plural debutantes)

plural debutantes · alternative débutante · alternative debûtante

  1. A young woman who makes her first formal appearance in society.

    Synonyms: deb

  2. A female debutant, especially in sport and entertainment.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA young woman who makes her first formal appearance in society.

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deb

More synonyms by meaning

nouna young woman making her debut into society

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deb
Broader
womanadult female
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deb

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchdébutante
  2. Englishdebutante

From French débutante. By surface analysis, debut + French -ante.

More words from French

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Translations

Bengali অভিষিক্ত
  • অভিষিক্ত (obhiśikto)female debutant
Dutch debutante
  • debutantefemale debutant
German Debütantin
  • Debütantinfemale debutant
Hebrew מופיעה לראשונה
  • מופיעה לראשונהfemale debutant
Japanese デビュタント, デビュタント
  • デビュタント (debyutanto)young woman who makes her first formal appearance in society
  • デビュタント (debyutanto)female debutant
Polish debiutantka
  • debiutantkafemale debutant

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

debutante. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debutante

MLA

“debutante.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debutante. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “debutante,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debutante.

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