Colette

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Colette is a French feminine given name, a diminutive of Nicole.

The name is associated with the French novelist Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873–1954), known simply as Colette, whose works explored female sexuality and unconventional relationships: Have you read any Colette?

author

novelist

Writer of prose narratives

storyteller · prose · raconteur · wordsmith · essayist · penwoman · autobiographer · scandalous · sensual · Belle

french

Paris

France's chief city

Saint-Tropez · Parisian · salon · Belle · Montmartre · cabaret · chic · elegant · sensual

feminism

empowerment

Gaining authority or confidence

autonomy · gender · sexuality · scandal · divorce · bisexuality · defiance · freedom · self-expression · taboo

performance

cabaret

Live entertainment venue

  • mimeWordless expressive performer
  • dancerOne who moves rhythmically
  • performerOne who entertains audiences

stage · costume · scandalous · theatrical · pantomime · striptease · Egyptian · act · vaudeville · provocative

Categories
Opposites
gender and sexuality in literature

ColetteHenry James

"The Ambassadors" author

bowdlerizers

moral and social stance

ColetteC.S. Lewis

G.K. Chesterton · T.S. Eliot · Puritanism · asceticism

Family

Nicole, Nicholas

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G