ouvert

Etymology

Borrowed from French ouvert. Doublet of overt.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /uːˈvɛː/

Noun

ouvert (plural ouverts)

1. (ballet) A position in which the feet are apart, or a movement which brings them apart.
2. (fashion) An open-crotch undergarment.

Etymology

From Middle French ouvert, from Old French overt, from Vulgar Latin *opertus, from Latin apertus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.vɛʁ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛʁ
• Homophone: ouverts

Adjective

ouvert (feminine singular ouverte, masculine plural ouverts, feminine plural ouvertes)

1. open

Verb

ouvert m (feminine singular ouverte, masculine plural ouverts, feminine plural ouvertes)

1. past participle of ouvrir

Further reading

• “ouvert” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• trouve, trouvé, vouter, voûter

Etymology

From Old French overt.

Verb

ouvert

1. past participle of ouvrir

Adjective

ouvert m

1. Alternative form of ouvaert