(1908–86), French existentialist philosopher, novelist, and feminist. Her best-known work is The Second Sex (1949), a central book of the ‘second wave’ of feminism. She had a lifelong association with Jean-Paul Sartre.
Definition of de Beauvoir, Simone in US English:
de Beauvoir, Simone
proper noundə ˈbōˌvwär
(1908–86), French existentialist philosopher, novelist, and feminist. Her best-known work is The Second Sex (1949), a central book of the “second wave” of feminism. She was closely associated with Jean-Paul Sartre.