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Definitions for soubrette
suˈbrɛtsoubrette
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Princeton's WordNet
soubrettenoun
a pert or flirtatious young girl
soubrettenoun
a minor female role as a pert flirtatious lady's maid in a comedy
Wiktionary
soubrettenoun
A female servant or attendant, especially as mischievous or cheeky, often featuring in theatrical comedies
Etymology: From soubrette, from soubreto, the feminine of soubret ‘coy’, from soubra (Provençal sobrar), from superare ‘be above’.
Wikipedia
Soubrette
A soubrette is a type of operatic soprano voice fach, often cast as a female stock character in opera and theatre. The term arrived in English from Provençal via French, and means "conceited" or "coy".
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soubrette
A soubrette is a type of role in opera or theatre, typically portraying a lively, flirtatious, and often scheming maid or servant character. The term can also refer to an actress or singer who performs such roles. Additionally, in classical singing, 'soubrette' is a soprano voice type that is light with a bright, sweet timbre, often suitable for comic roles.
Webster Dictionary
Soubrettenoun
a female servant or attendant; specifically, as a term of the theater, a lady's maid, in comedies, who acts the part of an intrigante; a meddlesome, mischievous female servant or young woman
Etymology: [F.]
Wikidata
Soubrette
A soubrette is a female stock character in opera and theatre. The term arrived in English from Provençal via French, and means "conceited" or "coy".
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Soubrette
sōō-bret′, n. a maid-servant in a comedy, conventionally pert, coquettish, and intriguing. [Fr.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of soubrette in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of soubrette in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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- soubretteArabic
- subretaCzech
- soubretteDanish
- soubretteGerman
- soubretteEsperanto
- SoubretteSpanish
- soubretteFinnish
- soubrettesFrench
- soubretteIrish
- sobretteHindi
- soubretteIndonesian
- soubretteItalian
- סופרטHebrew
- スーブレットJapanese
- ಸೌಬ್ರೆಟ್ಟೆKannada
- soubretteKorean
- soubretteLatin
- soubretteDutch
- soubretteNorwegian
- soubrettePolish
- soubrettePortuguese
- subretăRomanian
- субреткаRussian
- soubretteSwedish
- soubretteTamil
- సౌబ్రెట్Telugu
- ซูเบรตต์Thai
- küçük kızTurkish
- субреткаUkrainian
- سوبریٹUrdu
- soubretteVietnamese
- 紅娘子Chinese
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