A female given name from French.
Used in a Sentence
lise
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for lise.
Editorial note
I think I remember Lise Meitner - she is the one who has a chemical element named after her.
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Quick take
A female given name from French.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of lise gathered in one view.
A diminutive of the female given name Lisa.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for lise.
noun
A female given name from French.
noun
A diminutive of the female given name Lisa.
Example sentences
I think I remember Lise Meitner - she is the one who has a chemical element named after her.
Or, if many male scientists thought it was disgraceful that a woman like Lise Meitner should work in physics, and snubbed her socially and in her career, is that really disgraceful?
And the author will sometimes go on excessively long digressions, like all about Swedish village where Lise Meitner and her nephew Otto Hahn did their Christmas vacation when she was the first to get the news from her colleague back in (Nazi) Germany that uranium fissioned.
The case of Lise Meitner is particularly silly, because she would get at best equal billing with her nephew Otto Frisch; they were together in Sweden on Christmas vacation when Meitner's radiochemistry colleague Otto Hahn sent the startling data to her first, even before any of the physicists in his (Nazi) German chemistry institute (a truly prejudicial action indeed!).
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use lise in a sentence?
I think I remember Lise Meitner - she is the one who has a chemical element named after her.
What does lise mean?
A female given name from French.
What part of speech is lise?
lise is commonly used as noun.