divorcée

noun

di·​vor·​cée də-ˌvȯr-ˈsā  -ˈsē 

-ˈvȯr-ˌsā

: a divorced woman

Examples of divorcée in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lelio co-wrote and directed the steamy Gloria (2013), which premiered in Berlin and starred Paulina García as a middle-aged divorcee. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026

In the show, Horgan plays a 50-year-old divorcee navigating relationships, her ailing parents and her troubled son, who isn’t quite gelling at his new college. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026

Both could have been considered lapsed Catholics, disillusioned with the church’s position on homosexuality and its insistence that divorcees get an annulment before remarriage. — Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

The sketch also features a cameo from Ben Marshall as Jelly Roll, Marcello Hernandez as Jesus and Rosalía as a horny divorcee, egging him on to make the concert. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026

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

Kids Definition

divorcée

noun

di·​vor·​cée də-ˌvōr-ˈsā  -ˌvȯr- 

-ˈsē

: a divorced woman