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Fiance vs Bride - What's the difference?

fiance | bride |

In obsolete terms the difference between fiance and bride

is that fiance is to betroth; to affiance while bride is to make a bride of.

fiance

English

Alternative forms

* fiance

Noun

(en noun)
  • A man who is engaged to be married.
  • A person engaged to be married.
  • * 2009 , B. R. Laine, Tales from Suffolk County , page 107:
    • West said that she was proud of their relationship and is looking forward to meeting his fiancĂ© .

    Usage notes

    * Traditionally, the spelling fiancé is used for a man who is engaged, with being the female counterpart. (This is a reflection of the corresponding distinction in French.)

    See also

    * engage * marriage

    Anagrams

    * ----

    bride

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A woman who is going to marry or who has just been married.
  • * Bible, (w) xxi. 9
    • I will show thee the bride , the Lamb's wife.
  • * (1709-1773)
    • Has by his own experience tried / How much the wife is dearer than the bride .
  • * {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
    • , chapter=6, title= A Cuckoo in the Nest , passage=Sophia broke down here. Even at this moment she was subconsciously comparing her rendering of the part of the forlorn bride with Miss Marie Lohr's.}}
  • An object ardently loved.
    • Derived terms
    * bridezilla * bride-to-be
    Coordinate terms
    * bridegroom * groom
    Derived terms
    * * bridal * bride gift * bridegroom * bridezilla * bridely * bride price * bridesmaid * bride-to-be * bride wealth * off like a bride's nightie * war bride * would-be bride
    See also
    * husband-to-be * wife-to-be

    Verb

    (brid)
  • (obsolete) To make a bride of.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An individual loop or other device connecting the patterns in lacework.

    • Anagrams

    * ----