What does fiance mean?

Definitions for fiance
ˌfi ɑnˈseɪ, fiˈɑn seɪfi·ance

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fiance, groom-to-benoun

    a man who is engaged to be married

GCIDE

  1. Fiancenoun

    A betrothed man; the man to whom one is betrothed.

Wiktionary

  1. fiancénoun

    A man who is engaged to be married.

  2. fiancénoun

    A person engaged to be married.

Wikipedia

  1. fiance

    An engagement or betrothal is the period of time between the declaration of acceptance of a marriage proposal and the marriage itself (which is typically but not always commenced with a wedding). During this period, a couple is said to be fiancés (from the French), betrothed, intended, affianced, engaged to be married, or simply engaged. Future brides and grooms may be called fiancée (feminine) or fiancé (masculine), the betrothed, a wife-to-be or husband-to-be, respectively. The duration of the courtship varies vastly, and is largely dependent on cultural norms or upon the agreement of the parties involved. Long engagements were once common in formal arranged marriages, and it was not uncommon for parents betrothing children to arrange marriages many years before the engaged couple were old enough. This is still done in some countries. Many traditional Christian denominations have optional rites for Christian betrothal (also known as 'blessing an engaged couple' or 'declaration of intention') that bless and ratify the intent of a couple to marry before God and the Church.

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  1. fiance

    A fiance is a person who is engaged to be married. The term is used to refer to either a man or a woman who is promised to another in marriage, but is often specifically used for a man, while "fiancée" is used for a woman. The engagement is the period of time between the marriage proposal and the actual wedding ceremony.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Fianceverb

    to betroth; to affiance

  2. Fiancenoun

    a betrothed man

  3. Etymology: [F.]

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  1. fancie

  2. inface

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of fiance in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of fiance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of fiance in a Sentence

  1. Steve Bertolino:

    It is my understanding that the arrest warrant for Gabby Petitos fiancé Brian Laundrie is related to activities occurring after the death of Gabby Petito and not related to Gabby Petito actual demise, the FBI is focusing on locating Gabby Petitos fiancé Brian Laundrie and when The FBI occurs the specifics of the charges covered under the indictment will be addressed in the proper forum.

  2. Joseph Holstead:

    This and other evidence provided was legally sufficient to establish that Malik was eligible for a fiance petition and issuance of a visa to travel to the United States.

  3. Carlos Santos-Herrera:

    When we heard the news, I jumped up, and I started screaming, i called (my fiancé) up and said: 'We need to get married now. Forget about Florida.'.

  4. State Department spokesman John Kirby:

    The process is handled collaboratively between [the Department of Homeland Security] and the State Department, obviously, the State Department's role is primarily overseas with the fiance that is applying for the K-1 visa program.

  5. Brett Favre:

    The crazy thing was, I ’m not a night owl. Without pills I ’d fall asleep at 9:30. But with pills, I could get so much done, I just figured, ‘ This is awesome. ’ Little did I know [ fiance and now wife ] Deanna would be finding some of my pills and when she did, she ’d flush them down the toilet.

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