noun
- plural of femme; women (from French)
Usage: borrowed from French; sometimes used in English contexts
Examples
- The French phrase ‘les femmes’ means ‘the women’.
- In some English texts, ‘femmes’ appears as a direct borrowing from French.
- The artist’s work celebrated femmes from different cultures.
- She studied the role of femmes in French literature.
- The exhibition featured portraits of femmes throughout history.