Definitions for manque
mɑŋˈkeɪ, mɑ̃-manque

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. manque, would-be(a)adjective

   unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. manqueadjective

   unable to fully realise one's ambitions; would-be

   an artist manque

2. manquéadjective

   Unfulfilled due to some inherent flaw or an often uncertain constitutional lacking of some kind.

3. Etymology: From manqué

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. manque

   "Manque" is a French word that translates to "lack" or "deficiency" in English. It is often used to describe a shortage or absence of something needed or desired. Additionally, in the context of roulette, "manque" refers to the low numbers (1-18) in the game.

FreebaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Manqué

   Manqué is a term used in reference to a person who has failed to live up to a specific expectation or ambition. It is usually used in combination with a profession: for example, a career civil servant with political prowess who nonetheless never attained political office might be described as a "politician manqué". It can also be used relative to a specific role model; a second-rate method actor might be referred to as a "Marlon Brando manqué". The term derives from the past participle of the French verb manquer. In English, it is used in the manner of a French adjective: postpositively. The British political writer and former M.P. David Marquand has described the mid-20th century Labour politician Aneurin Bevan as a "statesman manqué", while the magazine Private Eye referred to journalist Janet Street-Porter as an "architect manquée". The Collins Dictionary gave the example of a manager as an "actor manqué", while the Oxford Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases cited the Times magazine in 1996 as describing a "subway genius" as "a writer manqué since many of his chosen citations deal with creating literature". Arising from the inscription on Plato's door in Ancient Greece, "let no one devoid of geometry enter here", the 17th century philosopher Thomas Hobbes has been described as typifying a "mathematician manqué".

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Manqué

   mang′kā, adj. spoiled: defective: off: lost: missed. [Fr.]

How to pronounce manque?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say manque in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of manque in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of manque in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of manque in a Sentence

1. Charles de LEUSSE:

   Lack creates desire. I feel becoming it. (Le manque crée le désir. Je sens le devenir)

2. Charles de LEUSSE:

   More love lacks causes, more its effects fill them. (Et plus l'amour manque de causes, Plus ses effets les remplissent)

Popularity rank by frequency of use