divorcée

noun

di·​vor·​cée də-ˌvȯr-ˈsā How to pronounce divorcée (audio) -ˈsē How to pronounce divorcée (audio)
-ˈvȯr-ˌsā
: a divorced woman

Examples of divorcée in a Sentence

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Seymour plays Evelyn, a widow who finds a spark with Mac (Nathaniel Parker), a divorcee recovering from a motorcycle injury and in need of expanding his world. Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 13 Dec. 2025 The movie is an uplifting love story about middle-aged divorcees and struggling performers who come together to find love, family and musical success − including opening for Pearl Jam in Milwaukee. Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025 Blanche, an amorous widow, takes in two roommates: Dorothy, a no-nonsense divorcee from Brooklyn, and Rose, a sweet but simpleminded Minnesotan. Time, 17 Sep. 2025 The subjects are teachers, nurses, business owners, an author, professional singers, retirees, mothers, grandmothers, wives, divorcees, cancer or trauma survivors and more. Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025 Finally, extras are needed to portray divorcees at the restaurant. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025 Mills starred in the long-running soap opera as Abby Cunningham, a divorcee living among four couples in a cul-de-sac in a coastal Los Angeles suburb. Rachel Raposas, People.com, 12 Aug. 2025 In The Names, DeLillo installs his radar in the figure of James Axton, a recent divorcee and risk assessment analyst who follows his ex-wife and young son to Greece. Jon Raymond august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025 This summer is all about divorcees and stars over the age of 40 spicing their romantic lives up a bit with new partners. Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

French, from feminine of divorcé, past participle of divorcer to divorce, from Middle French divorse

First Known Use

1813, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of divorcée was in 1813

Cite this Entry

“Divorcée.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divorc%C3%A9e. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.

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divorcée

noun
di·​vor·​cée də-ˌvōr-ˈsā How to pronounce divorcée (audio) -ˌvȯr- How to pronounce divorcée (audio)
-ˈsē
: a divorced woman
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