gamine

noun

Definition of gaminenext
1
as in waif

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as in pixie

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Recent Examples of gamine The actors are all likeable enough, especially the gamine Demoustier, but they are stuck with limp material that’s more twee than captivating. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026 Vato’s tiny storefront is austere and modern, an aesthetic that extends to the burritos themselves, which are long, lithe roll-ups with a sort of gamine appeal, svelte as a Virginia Slim. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 3 May 2026 The look should be gamine, elegant, and worn with all of the confidence required of a true short cut. — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 1 Apr. 2026 Within the Paris setting, Chadwick felt aptly French with her gamine pixie cut, and her mellifluous voice was impressively restrained. — Sarah Moroz, Pitchfork, 12 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gamine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gamine
  1. waif
  2. pixie
  3. urchin
  4. tomboy
  5. hoyden
  6. romp
Noun
  • Here, visitors make their way through an exhibition featuring waif Alberto Giacometti sculptures, a room full of Picassos, Fischli/Weiss’s comical sculpture Animal (1986), and more.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Everyone was chasing a waif look.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Definition of waif
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  • Crafted by celebrity hair artist Coree Moreno, her dark brown ends appeared like a messier version of the flapper pixie — shaggy and teased all over.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Cora, Dombrowski’s manager with the 2018 World Series champion Boston Red Sox, isn’t going to walk into the Phillies’ clubhouse and sprinkle magic pixie dust on a club that clearly is trending in the wrong direction.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of pixie
Noun
  • Culinary is a focus of Shiki-Shima, with travelers on the 3-night route introduced to sea urchin fresh from the sea, Japanese tea culture, and sushi using fish from Niigata.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Johns began his climb to the top of the hair-color pyramid as a part-Italian, part-Yugoslavian, part-French urchin in the Pittsburgh projects.
    — Vanessa Friedman, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of urchin
Noun
  • When rule-follower Ellie stumbles upon tomboy Ashley trapped in a Hot Topic at the mall, she becomes swept up into her world.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • In the present, Lara meets Mari, a sarcastic and blunt high school tomboy who competes as a boxer.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
Definition of tomboy
Noun
  • Rudeness is of course still frowned upon, and sometimes hoydens behaved in ways that are rude by today’s standards – a girl who pushed another out of her seat at school was a hoyden in 1865.
    — Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2018
Definition of hoyden
Noun
  • Missouri’s romp of Florida last weekend echoed with national recognition for tackle Cayden Green.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Everyone was reminded of that element of his game in his Heat preseason debut Saturday, when the two-time MVP dished out seven assists in 14 minutes in a 129-105 romp over the Toronto Raptors in Quebec City.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of romp

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“Gamine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamine. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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