bas-bleu
French, noun/ba.blø/
bas-bleu is spelled B-A-S-B-L-E-U (7 letters). Bas-bleu is a French masculine noun meaning “bluestocking” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Femme à prétentions littéraires”.
What does bas-bleu mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedderogatorymasculinebluestocking
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Femme à prétentions littéraires.
adjective: 1. Relatif aux femmes de lettres.
noun: 1. Femme à prétentions littéraires.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bas-bleu
- bas-bleus plural
- bas bleu alternative
- bas bleus plural
- bas-bleu
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bas-bleu?
- /ba.blø/
- /bɑ.blø/
- \ba.blø\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bas-bleu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.