"recherché" meaning in English

See recherché in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɹəˌʃɛɹˈʃeɪ/ [General-American] Forms: more recherché [comparative], most recherché [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French recherché; more at French rechercher. Doublet of ricercata. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|fr|recherché}} Unadapted borrowing from French recherché, {{doublet|en|ricercata}} Doublet of ricercata Head templates: {{en-adj}} recherché (comparative more recherché, superlative most recherché)
  1. Sought out and chosen with care; choice; exquisite.
    Sense id: en-recherché-en-adj-EfwB4UA4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 18 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 2 6 20 20 8 8 9 2 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 1 3 21 21 8 9 9 1 0
  2. Exotic; of rare quality, elegance, attractiveness, etc.
    Sense id: en-recherché-en-adj-hlp41V9m
  3. (by extension) Precious, pretentious, affected. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-recherché-en-adj-UX463B2S
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: recherche Related terms: research, recherche du temps perdu

Alternative forms

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