Definitions for bluebeard
ˈbluˌbɪərdblue·beard

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bluebeardnoun

   (fairytale) a monstrous villain who marries seven women; he kills the first six for disobedience

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bluebeardnoun

   A man who married and then murdered one wife after another.

2. Bluebeardnoun

   A famous fairytale written by Charles Perrault in 1697 about a violent nobleman who has the habit of murdering his wives and the attempts of his current wife to avoid the same fate.

3. Bluebeardnoun

   The nobleman who is the title character of the story.

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1. Bluebeard

   "Bluebeard" (French: Barbe bleue, [baʁb(ə) blø]) is a French folktale, the most famous surviving version of which was written by Charles Perrault and first published by Barbin in Paris in 1697 in Histoires ou contes du temps passé. The tale tells the story of a wealthy man in the habit of murdering his wives and the attempts of the present one to avoid the fate of her predecessors. "The White Dove", "The Robber Bridegroom" and "Fitcher's Bird" (also called "Fowler's Fowl") are tales similar to "Bluebeard". The notoriety of the tale is such that Merriam-Webster gives the word "Bluebeard" the definition of "a man who marries and kills one wife after another". The verb "bluebearding" has even appeared as a way to describe the crime of either killing a series of women, or seducing and abandoning a series of women.

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1. bluebeard

   Bluebeard is a noun, originating from French folklore and is typically used to refer to a man who marries and kills one wife after another. The name comes from a story by Charles Perrault, in which a character named Bluebeard marries several women and murders each one. In a broader context, it can also be used to describe a man who is violent or untrustworthy towards women.

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1. Bluebeardnoun

   the hero of a mediaeval French nursery legend, who, leaving home, enjoined his young wife not to open a certain room in his castle. She entered it, and found the murdered bodies of his former wives. -- Also used adjectively of a subject which it is forbidden to investigate

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1. Bluebeard

   "Bluebeard" is a French literary folktale, the most famous surviving version of which was written by Charles Perrault and first published by Barbin in Paris in January 1697 in Histoires ou Contes du temps passé. The tale tells the story of a violent nobleman in the habit of murdering his wives and the attempts of one wife to avoid the fate of her predecessors. Gilles de Rais, a 15th-century aristocrat and prolific serial killer, has been suggested as the source for the character of Bluebeard, as has Conomor the Accursed, an early Breton king. "The White Dove", "Mister Fox" and "Fitcher's Bird" are tales similar to "Bluebeard".

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1. Bluebeard

   a wealthy seigneur, the owner of a castle; marries a beautiful woman, and leaves her in charge of the keys of the apartments in his absence, with injunctions not to unlock any of the doors, an injunction which she fails to respect, and finds to her horror the remains of his former wives locked up in one of them; her disobedience is discovered, and she is to prepare for death, but is rescued, as she lies with her head on the block, by the timely arrival of her brothers, who at once despatch the husband to his merited doom.

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1. • Fairytale
   • Fictional Character

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How to pronounce bluebeard?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bluebeard in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bluebeard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bluebeard
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bluebeard
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluebeard
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bluebeard
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=bluebeard
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Bluebeard
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=bluebeard