How would I use the word doyen in the following sentence:
I am a doyen of fashion.
or
I am a doyenne of fashion.
?
2007-02-17 13:49:43 · 2 answers · asked by DUDE 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
A person considered to be knowledgeable or uniquely skilled as a result of long experience in some field of endeavor
Doyen is masculine, doyenne feminine.
2007-02-17 13:56:24 · answer #1 · answered by Bethany 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my dictionary, a doyen (masculine) or doyenne (feminine) has to do with rank and means the senior member of a group or body, the oldest one in a particular category or the highest-ranking one of its kind.
The word comes from French but has its roots in the Latin word for "dean".
You may be a dedicated follower of fashion or, perhaps like me, a dilettante. But I wouldn't use the word doyen/doyenne in this sentence.
2007-02-17 14:01:05 · answer #2 · answered by pat z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋