/bɛl/
OriginFrom French belle (“beautiful”), from Latin bella.
- An attractive woman.
“In her new dress she felt like the belle of the ball.”
- datedA fellow gay man.
- A female given name from French.
“All the miniature Cinderellas, Belles, and Ariels who fill the streets every Halloween are essentially paying homage to characters that will slowly and inevitably chip away at their sense of worth in ”
- A surname from French
- A female given name from English.
Formsbelles(plural) · Belles(plural)
Source: Wiktionary