recherché

See also: recherche and Recherche

English

Alternative forms

• recherche

Etymology

Borrowed 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 and chosen with care.
2. (by extension) Of rare quality, elegance, or attractiveness, 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).