/ Dictionary / Index D des: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: des Pronunciation: (dā), [key] — prep. used in French names as a contraction of de and the article les: François des Adrets. DES Pronunciation: [key] See -des Pronunciation: [key] a plural suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek: proboscides. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: des (Thesaurus) Derwent desacralize Related Content Daily Word Quiz: impetuous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language