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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

bien habillé

Pronunciation / Transliteration: byen ab-ye

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Well-clothed/ˌwel ˈkləʊðd/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14200 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il est toujours bien habillé pour les réunions importantes."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Dressed in good quality, appropriate, or stylish garments.

    "The delegates arriving at the conference were exceptionally well-clothed."
  2. 2

    Equipped with adequate or sufficient clothing for protection against weather or elements.

    "Ensure the children are well-clothed before they head out into the snow."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines the Old English adverb 'wel', meaning in a good or satisfactory manner, with the past participle of 'cloth' (derived from Old English 'clāð'), referring to garments or covering. Together, the compound has been used since the Middle English period to describe individuals who are smartly, warmly, or adequately dressed.

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