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Lady

/ˈleɪdi/

An aristocratic title for a woman; the wife of a lord and/or a woman who holds the position in her own right; a title for a peeress, the wife of a peer or knight, and the daughters and daughters-in-law of certain peers.

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📖 Definitions of "Lady"

noun

1
An aristocratic title for a woman; the wife of a lord and/or a woman who holds the position in her own right; a title for a peeress, the wife of a peer or knight, and the daughters and daughters-in-law of certain peers.
"Sir John Smith and Lady Smith."
2
A high priestess.

noun

1
The mistress of a household.
2
A woman of breeding or higher class, a woman of authority.
""I would like the dining room to be fully set by tonight; would you do so?" "Yes, my lady"."
3
The feminine of lord.
4
A title for someone married to a lord or gentleman.

🔄 Synonyms of "Lady"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
damenoun	(British) Usually capitalized as Dame: a title equivalent to Sir for a female knight.
madamnoun	A polite form of address for a woman or lady.
peeressnoun	A woman holding a noble title in her own right.
gentlewomannoun	(US, politics) A female member of a legislature, especially a female member of a House of Representatives.
noblewomannoun	A woman having a noble rank, especially one belonging to the peerage; a Lady.
madamenoun	A title equivalent to Mrs. or Ms., used for French-speaking women and (by custom) certain other individuals. It is abbreviated as Mme.

↔️ Antonyms of "Lady"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
noblenoun	Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.
lordnoun	A peer of the realm, particularly a temporal one
noblemannoun	A peer; an aristocrat; ranks range from baron to king to emperor.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Lady"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
gentlewomannoun	(US, politics) A female member of a legislature, especially a female member of a House of Representatives.
madamnoun	A polite form of address for a woman or lady.
madamenoun	A title equivalent to Mrs. or Ms., used for French-speaking women and (by custom) certain other individuals. It is abbreviated as Mme.
noblewomannoun	A woman having a noble rank, especially one belonging to the peerage; a Lady.
damenoun	(British) Usually capitalized as Dame: a title equivalent to Sir for a female knight.
peeressnoun	A woman holding a noble title in her own right.
mrsnoun	Abbreviation of Missus or Mistress; used before an adult woman's name or surname, used for any high-status woman without regard to marital status until the 1800s, after which it began to be reserved for married, divorced and widowed women and used with their married surnames.
mademoisellenoun	Courtesy title for an unmarried woman in France or a French-speaking country.
maidnoun	A female servant or cleaner (short for maidservant).
señoritanoun	A young, unmarried woman in or from a Hispanophone community.
signoranoun	Mrs; madam; title of address or respect for women in Italy.
shenoun	A female.
womannoun	An adult female human.
señoranoun	A Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married, divorced or widowed woman
matronnoun	A woman in charge of the domestic arrangements of an establishment or institution, especially, the nursing officer or chief nurse of a hospital.
femmenoun	A woman, a wife; (now chiefly Canada, US) a young woman or girl.
wifenoun	A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.
signorinanoun	A courtesy title for an unmarried woman of Italian origin.
damselnoun	A girl; a maiden (without sexual experience).
missusnoun	(colloquial) Wife or girlfriend.