lunette

Is lunette masculine or feminine?

lalunette
/la lynɛt/femininetelescope

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -ette are usually feminine.
The suffix often forms a diminutive.
99.3% of -ette nouns are feminine

In context

  • Sans ses lunettes il est comme une taupe.

    Without his glasses, he is as blind as a bat.

  • Je dois acheter de nouvelles montures de lunettes.

    I need to buy new spectacle frames.

  • Julien a des lunettes rondes, comme John Lennon.

    Julien wears round glasses, like John Lennon.

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