French word

homme

Pronunciation

IPA/ɔm/

Meaning

  • masculine nounman

Example

Un homme porte un chapeau.

A man is wearing a hat.

Illustration for homme (man)

More examples

Un jeune homme attend le bus.

A young man is waiting for the bus.

Core concept

A human adult identified as male rather than as a boy.

Common phrases

  • un jeune homme

    a young man

  • un homme âgé

    an elderly man

  • être un homme

    be a man

Similar words

monsieur: A polite form of address or title for a man.
gars: An informal word for a man or guy.
mec: A casual word for a man or guy.

Definition in French

S'utilise pour parler d'un homme adulte, par opposition à un garçon.

Word origin

French homme continues Latin homo through the Old French forms om, ome, and hom, followed by the spelling development that produced modern homme.

Usage tips

  • With the definite article, l'homme can refer to humanity or people in general in a generic context, not only to one particular man.

Other meanings

  • malenoun

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