idée maîtresse
French, noun/i.de mɛ.tʁɛs/
idée maîtresse is spelled I-D-É-E-M-A-Î-T-R-E-S-S-E (13 letters). Idée maîtresse is a French feminine noun meaning “main idea, key idea” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Idée principale, argument central d’une construction intellectuelle”.
What does idée maîtresse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemain idea, key idea
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Idée principale, argument central d’une construction intellectuelle.
noun: 1. Variante orthographique de idée maîtresse.
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 idée maîtresse
- idées maîtresses plural
- idée-maîtresse alternative
- idée-maitresse
- idée maitresse
- idées-maîtresses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce idée maîtresse?
- /i.de mɛ.tʁɛs/
- /i.de me.tʁɛs/
- \i.de mɛ.tʁɛs\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.