meilleur

French

Etymology

From Middle French meilleur, from Old French meillor, from Latin melior, meliōrem, from Proto-Indo-European *mélyōs, from *mel- (“strong, big”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛ.jœʁ/
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  • Rhymes: -œʁ

Adjective

meilleur (feminine singular meilleure, masculine plural meilleurs, feminine plural meilleures)

  1. comparative degree of bon ("better")
  2. (when preceded by definite article) superlative degree of bon ("best")

Antonyms

Noun

meilleur m (plural meilleurs, feminine meilleure)

  1. best
    Pour arriver à votre but, il va falloir donner le meilleur de vous-même.
    Ces gars-là sont vraiment les meilleurs.

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French meillor.

Adjective

meilleur m (feminine singular meilleure, masculine plural meilleurs, feminine plural meilleures)

  1. comparative degree of bon ("better")
  2. superlative degree of bon ("best")

Usage notes

  • Early on the Middle French period, meilleur is used as the masculine and feminine form with the plural meilleurs (this is the same as Old French meillor). The forms meilleure as a feminine singular and meilleures as a feminine plural are both first attested in the 15th century.

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