Colette Syllabification: (Co·lette)Pronunciation: /kəˈlet/Definition of Colette (1873–1954), French novelist; born Sidonie Gabrielle Claudine. Notable works Chéri (1920), La Fin de Chéri (1926), and Gigi (1945). Colette in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Colette in the British & World English dictionary