baigneuse
|bɛ-ɲøz|
/bɛɲøz/
female bather
Etymology
'baigneuse' originates from French, specifically the feminine agent noun formed from 'baigner', where the root 'baigner' meant 'to bathe'.
'baigneuse' evolved from Old French forms related to 'baigner', which in turn derives from Vulgar Latin 'balneare' (from Latin 'balneum' meaning 'bath'), and developed into the modern French noun 'baigneuse'.
Originally connected to the action 'to bathe' (from Latin 'balneare'), it came to denote specifically a person (female) who bathes and, by extension, the artistic subject of a woman bathing.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a female bather; a woman who bathes or swims (often used of someone bathing in a natural place or depicted in art).
The painter depicted a solitary baigneuse by the riverbank.
Synonyms
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