"recherché" meaning in French

See recherché in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʁə.ʃɛʁ.ʃe/ Forms: recherchée [feminine], recherchés [masculine, plural], recherchées [feminine, plural]
Head templates: {{fr-adj}} recherché (feminine recherchée, masculine plural recherchés, feminine plural recherchées)
  1. sought-after
    prized, valued
    Synonyms: couru, demandé, fréquenté, suivi, apprécié, cher, chéri, estimé, précieux
    Sense id: en-recherché-fr-adj-hISlSSZz Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header 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 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 28 28 11 12 16 4 0
  2. sought-after
    desired, coveted
    Synonyms: couru, demandé, fréquenté, suivi, convoité
    Sense id: en-recherché-fr-adj-trUbSM2Y Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header 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 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 28 28 11 12 16 4 0
  3. marked by careful or laborious effort
    meticulous (evidencing careful or laborious effort)
    Synonyms: diligent, méticuleux, rigoureux, soigné, soigneux
    Sense id: en-recherché-fr-adj-LYE4oqO8 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 28 28 11 12 16 4 0
  4. marked by careful or laborious effort
    obtained or achieved by careful or laborious effort; immaculate, sharp, well-groomed
    Synonyms: soigné, travaillé
    Sense id: en-recherché-fr-adj-s9reaSjC Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 28 28 11 12 16 4 0
  5. evidencing careful reflection or studious research; refined, sophisticated, exquisite Synonyms: élégant, étudié, exquis, précieux, raffiné, savant, sophistiqué
    Sense id: en-recherché-fr-adj-6osFlgnH Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 28 28 11 12 16 4 0
  6. (derogatory) unnatural, affected, contrived, overwrought, labored, tortured (as an obvious result of excessive effort or attempts at refinement) Tags: derogatory

Verb

IPA: /ʁə.ʃɛʁ.ʃe/ Forms: recherchée [feminine], recherchés [masculine, plural], recherchées [feminine, plural]
Head templates: {{fr-past participle}} recherché (feminine recherchée, masculine plural recherchés, feminine plural recherchées)
  1. past participle of rechercher Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: rechercher
    Sense id: en-recherché-fr-verb-~pjndrdY

Inflected forms

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        },
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        },
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        },
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          "word": "alambiqué"
        },
        {
          "word": "apprêté"
        },
        {
          "word": "contourné"
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          "word": "maniéré"
        },
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          "word": "mignard"
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        },
        {
          "word": "théâtral"
        },
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          "word": "tourmenté"
        },
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          "word": "travaillé"
        },
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          "word": "voulu"
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    }
  ],
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}
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          "word": "précieux"
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}

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