fiancée

She shows her fiancée the engagement ring.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Woman engaged to be married: "fiancée" refers to a woman who is formally engaged to be married. The term is used to describe a woman in a committed romantic relationship where a marriage proposal has been accepted.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • He introduced his fiancée to the family at the dinner party. (The woman he is engaged to marry.)
  • My fiancée and I are planning a summer wedding. (The woman I am engaged to.)

Advanced Usage

• "To become one's fiancée": to formally accept a marriage proposal.

  • After the proposal, she became his fiancée. (She accepted the engagement.)

• "Fiancée's family": the relatives of the engaged woman.

  • The fiancée's family hosted an engagement party. (The family of the woman who is engaged.)

Variants and Related Words

• Fiancé (n): the male counterpart; a man who is engaged to be married.

  • Her fiancé gave her a diamond ring. (The man she is engaged to marry.)

• Engagement (n): the formal agreement to marry.

  • Their engagement was announced in the newspaper. (The period or event of being engaged.)

Synonyms

• Betrothed: a person who is engaged to be married (archaic or formal).

  • The betrothed couple exchanged rings. (The engaged couple.)

• Intended: a person whom one plans to marry (older usage).

  • He brought his intended to the ball. (His fiancée or future spouse.)

Related Idioms

• To pop the question: to propose marriage.

  • He popped the question to his girlfriend, and she became his fiancée. (He proposed, and she accepted.)

• To tie the knot: to get married.

  • The fiancée and her fiancé plan to tie the knot next spring. (The engaged couple plans to marry.)