gamine

ɡæˈmiːn

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Definition of gamine - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

appearance

Rare

slim girl with boyish appearance

Rare

The actress was known for her gamine look.

tomboy

waif

playful woman

Dated

playful, mischievous young woman

Dated

The gamine darted through the crowd with a cheeky grin..

tomboy

waif

street urchin

Dated

homeless girl often seen on streets

Dated

The gamine wandered the city alone.

ragamuffin

waif

Adjective

playful style

Rare

having a playful or boyish charm, often youthful

Rare

She has a gamine look that turns heads.

boyish

tomboyish

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Origin of gamine

French, gamin (street urchin)

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pixie

gamine look

cute petite woman with short hair

Examples of gamine in a sentence

The model's gamine figure was admired by all.
The gamine winked playfully at the passerby.
Everyone adored the gamine for her lively spirit.
The gamine found shelter under the bridge.
A kind stranger offered the gamine some food.
Her gamine haircut made her stand out.

The model's gamine charm appealed to designers.

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French:gamine, espiègle, ...
German:Gamine, jungenhaft, ...
Italian:ragazza androgina, sbarazzino, ...
Spanish:chica andrógina, pícaro, ...
Portuguese:rapariga andrógina, gamine, ...
Chinese:假小子, 中性风的, ...
Japanese:少年のような少女, ガミンな, ...
Arabic:فَتاة نَحِيلة ذات مَظْهَر صَبْياني, مَرِح, ...
Hebrew:נַעֲרָה בְּמַרְאֶה נַעֲרִי, שׁוּבָב, ...
Russian:мальчишка, мальчишеский, ...
Ukrainian:хлоп'ячий вигляд, ігровий, ...
Hindi:गैमिन, खिलंदड़, ...
Bengali:গামিন, ছেলেমানুষী, ...
Catalan:gamin, entremaliada, ...
Czech:štíhlá dívka s chlapeckým vzhledem, šibalský, ...
Danish:drengede pige, gamin, ...
Dutch:jongensachtige meisje, speels, ...
Greek:αγορίστικη κοπέλα, αγοροκόριτσικος, ...
Hungarian:bakfis, fiús, ...
Khmer:ក្មេងស្រីរាងស្លីមដែលមានទម្រង់ដូចក្មេងប្រុស, មានសម្រស់បែបលេងសើច និងស្រស់ក្មេងបែបក្មេងប្រុស, ...
Korean:소년 같은 소녀, 소년 같은, ...
Persian:دختر پسرنما, شیطان, ...
Polish:chłopczyca, chłopięcy, ...
Portuguese (BR):menina esguia, juvenil, ...
Romanian:băiețoasă, jucăuș, ...
Swedish:pojkflicka, pojkflickig, ...
Thai:เด็กหญิงผอม, ขี้เล่นแบบเด็กผู้ชาย, ...
Turkish:çocuksu görünüm, çocuksu çekiciliği olan, ...
Vietnamese:gái mảnh mai, tinh nghịch, ...

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Definition of gamine - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Adjective

Origin of gamine

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Terms with gamine included in their meaning

Examples of gamine in a sentence

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