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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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 As seen in the first episode of season 7, the two divorcees got into a bit of a nasty tiff. Madeleine Marr july 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 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 Certainly, the Church of England wouldn’t permit the heir to the throne to marry a divorcee. Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025 The night of the finale, Huda’s whole attitude is that of a recent divorcee at a wedding who is absolutely determined not to be a downer. Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 14 July 2025 Zhao plays Xi Lin, a high-society divorcee who is also a playwright, during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai in the 1940s. Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 Only two divorcees responded with anything remotely reminiscent of misty-eyed melancholy. Hannah Pittard, People.com, 8 July 2025 Porsha, never one to let a moment go untagged, points out that she’s surrounded by divorcees. Shelby Stewart, Essence, 1 June 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 3 Sep. 2025.

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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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