Antonyms for soubrette

Grammar : Noun

Spell : soo-bret

Phonetic Transcription : suˈbrɛt

audience
fan

Definition of soubrette

Origin : 1753, theatrical jargon word for lady's maid characters in plays and operas, who typically were pert, flirtatious, and intriguing, from French, from Provençal soubreto "affected, conceited," fem. of soubret "coy, reserved," from soubra "to set aside," originally "to exceed," from Old Provençal sobrar, from Latin superare "to rise above, overcome," from super "over, above, beyond" (see super-).

As in lady-in-waiting : noun attendant to woman of royal household
As in actor : noun person who performs, entertains by role-playing

Example sentences :

But he is carrying on dreadfully with a soubrette in New York.
Extract from : « The Love Affairs of an Old Maid » by Lilian Bell

The girls will dance with the two men, the boys with the soubrette.
Extract from : « Jill the Reckless » by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

It was something to replace the nurse of elder comedy by the soubrette.
Extract from : « A History of French Literature » by Edward Dowden

That a soubrette is always fifteen or twenty years older than she looks.
Extract from : « The American Credo » by George Jean Nathan

Dick has announced his engagement to an actress—a soubrette, too, in a farce-comedy.
Extract from : « The Smart Set » by Clyde Fitch

Mademoiselle Pauline, exclaimed the soubrette, as if she doubted her ears.
Extract from : « Richelieu, v. 1/3 » by G. P. R. James

At the best it is only fitted for a soubrette and her lover in the ultime parti.
Extract from : « Life Of Mozart, Vol. 3 (of 3) » by Otto Jahn

"Oh, I don't think I'd like to take a soubrette's place," she cried.
Extract from : « Pretty Geraldine, the New York Salesgirl » by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller

She had chameleon hair, and her poise was that of a soubrette.
Extract from : « The Imitator » by Percival Pollard

In the case of the soubrette, dramatic instinct is limited in its field.
Extract from : « Famous Prima Donnas » by Lewis Clinton Strang

Synonyms for soubrette

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