A diminutive of the female given name Eleanor and other names beginning with El. Also given as a name in its own right.
Used in a Sentence
elle
Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for elle.
Editorial note
The Press FAQ provides an audio file the pronounces it post-grez-que-elle, keeping enough of both pronunciations to be a linguistic spork.
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Parts of speech1
Quick take
A diminutive of the female given name Eleanor and other names beginning with El. Also given as a name in its own right.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of elle gathered in one view.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for elle.
noun
A diminutive of the female given name Eleanor and other names beginning with El. Also given as a name in its own right.
Example sentences
The Press FAQ provides an audio file the pronounces it post-grez-que-elle, keeping enough of both pronunciations to be a linguistic spork.
The market that isn't that clued in reads Seventeen or Elle and overpays for Revlon at Walgreens because they're low-information consumers.
Because Elle is a fashion magazine and readers are interested in these details.
I can already see on the cover of the magazine that it's the Elle of April 2014.
For example, when we're talking in French, I don't mind folks (especially students and non-native speakers like myself) confusing on/il/elle.
And a special thanks to Elle Kasai with her great library Purplecoat.js.
In French, the he/she (il/elle) pronouns are pronounced when spoken.
Pour les franchir, il aurait fallu qu’ils retrouvent en eux cette capacité qui était leur à leur naissance, tout comme elle était mienne: la capacité d’être seul.
From the article: > By the ’90s, when the soft curves of Ursula Andress had been replaced by the hard bodies of Cindy Crawford and Elle Macpherson, you still worked out to prepare for the beach or the bedroom.
Quote examples
Elle Stone's reply to a thread (that was started as a third party's attempt to rekindle that looong discussion): "I agree with Alexandre.
What you're spelling "politically correct" I tend to spell "on faut dit-il elle heureux là" と思うのけれども， but I tend to prefer business English to other languages when in California.
Even faster and perhaps more instructive is looking up Bethany Mota: "Her YouTube channel has more subscribers than Lady Gaga (4.8 million), she has more Instagram followers than Elle, Vogue, Glamour and Marie Claire combined (2.2 million)." (First read about her yesterday, accidentally.
Proper noun examples
Just for the record, I'm a female programmer, and I don't think I've ever read Elle.
In addition to the other arguments (Elle is a fashion magazine, focused on style and suchlike) -- why is it so undermining to talk about how people look?
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use elle in a sentence?
The Press FAQ provides an audio file the pronounces it post-grez-que-elle, keeping enough of both pronunciations to be a linguistic spork.
What does elle mean?
A diminutive of the female given name Eleanor and other names beginning with El. Also given as a name in its own right.
What part of speech is elle?
elle is commonly used as noun.