Mme.
Married woman's honorific
Mme. is an abbreviation for Madame, the French equivalent of Mrs. or Ms., used as a title of courtesy for a married or adult woman: Mme. Curie, Mme. Defarge.
It appears in English when referring to French-speaking women or in contexts retaining French formality.
Plural: Mmes.
Married woman's honorific
- honorificRespectful form of address
- marriedJoined in matrimony
- FrenchOf or from Paris's nation
- formalFollowing strict protocol
address · courtesy · prefix · salutation · lady · matron · feminine · respectful
Of France's capital
- francophoneNative speaker of French
- French-speakingUsing France's language
- GallicOf France or Frenchness
- continentalOf a continent
European · refined · elegant · sophisticated · cultured · salon · bourgeois · aristocratic
Celebrated female vocalist
- sopranoHighest female voice range
- prima donnaTemperamental, self-important person
- coloraturaElaborate vocal ornamentation
- ariaOperatic solo piece
libretto · chanteuse · recital · conservatory · bel canto · impresario · Puccini · stage
- protagonistStory's central figure
- novelNew and unusual
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- French literatureWritten works from France
tragic · heroine · fiction · narrative · romanticism · realism · bourgeoisie · provincial
Mrs.
Married woman's honorific
formal · address · courtesy · prefix · salutation · lady · matron · feminine · respectful · etiquette
Parisian
Of France's capital
- francophoneNative speaker of French
- French-speakingUsing France's language
- GallicOf France or Frenchness
continental · European · refined · elegant · sophisticated · cultured · salon · bourgeois · aristocratic · belle
diva
Celebrated female vocalist
- sopranoHighest female voice range
- prima donnaTemperamental, self-important person
- coloraturaElaborate vocal ornamentation
aria · libretto · chanteuse · recital · conservatory · bel canto · impresario · Puccini · stage · costume
Flaubert
- protagonistStory's central figure
- novelNew and unusual
- characterNature, symbol, or role
French literature · tragic · heroine · fiction · narrative · romanticism · realism · bourgeoisie · provincial · nineteenth-century