manqué
adjective | /manqué/
failed in the intended role; missing an expected quality (e.g., 'actor manqué')
Literal meaning:
"missed/failed"
manqué
adjective | /manqué/
Foreign Words & PhrasesFrenchHARDfailed in the intended role; missing an expected quality (e.g., 'actor manqué')
Literal meaning:
"missed/failed"
Learning Progress
Examples
"A poet manqué, he never published his verses."
"He was a chef manqué who preferred experimenting at home."
Mnemonic Trick
Manqué = lacking/failed → someone who fell short of an expected role
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