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French
Etymology
femme (“woman”) + de petite vertu (“of easy virtue”, literally “of small virtue”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fa.m(ə) də p(ə).tit vɛʁ.ty/
Noun
femme de petite vertu f (plural femmes de petite vertu)
- (euphemistic) loose woman, strumpet (promiscuous woman)
- Synonyms: fille facile, femme facile
- (euphemistic) woman of easy virtue, prostitute (woman having sex for profit)
- Synonym: prostituée
Usage notes
In addition to the usual plural femmes de petite vertu, which preserves the set form of the locution de petite vertu, the alternative femmes de petites vertus is attested, but significantly less common.