Colette

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French writer who wrote books about women's lives and feelings

proper noun
/koʊˈlɛt/

: Colette

I wanted to show Colette Rome and Venice before we go back to the States.
Colette's novel
Colette's Claudine
Sandel loved Colette

Examples

How persuasive was Colette's knowledge of life, how tender, fresh, and transparent?

Academic text (2003)
Think Sharon Stone with the literary voice of Cynthia Ozick: that was Colette to Sandel.

Academic text (2003)
I said, "Who is Colette?"

Ride Along 2 (2016)
As her aunt used to say, Colette's was the type of beauty that ages well.

Fiction book (1991)
This French sculpture is from the 20th century and by Edmond Louise Colette.

The Favor (1994)
I'm a great admirer of your book, Colette: Earthly Paradise.

Academic text (2009)
In "Colette," Keira Knightley plays French writer Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, the woman behind the controversial Claudine novels.
As her aunt used to say, Colette's was the type of beauty that ages well.

Surface Forms

Colette main

Etymology

Colette is a French short form of Nicole, which comes from Nicholas, a Greek name that means 'victory of the people'. So the name Colette carries the old idea of a 'people's victory', a simple image that helps you remember the name behind the writer.