recherché

See also: recherche and Recherche

English

Alternative forms

• recherche

Etymology

Borrowing from French recherché, more at French rechercher.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɹəˌʃɛɹˈʃeɪ/
• Hyphenation: re‧cher‧ché
• Rhymes: -eɪ

Adjective

recherché (comparative more recherché, superlative most recherché)

1. Sought out with care; choice. Hence: of rare quality, elegance, or attractiveness; peculiar and refined in kind — especially with an artificial or pretentious effect.
   • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:recherché.

Related terms

• research

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French

Verb

recherché m (feminine singular recherchée, masculine plural recherchés, feminine plural recherchées)

1. past participle of rechercher

Adjective

recherché (feminine singular recherchée, masculine plural recherchés, feminine plural recherchées)

1. sought-after

Further reading

• “recherché” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).