noun
Meaning 1
A woman of the nobility.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
gentlewoman
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈd͡ʒɛn.təlˌwʊm.ən/
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CMU ARPABET: JH EH1 N T AH0 L W UH2 M AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 2
A female member of a legislature, especially a female member of a House of Representatives.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: government, politics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a woman of refinement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dame, madam, ma'am, lady
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: woman, adult female
Narrower terms: grande dame, madame
History
Etymology
From Middle English gentilwoman, modelled after gentilman (“gentleman”), equivalent to gentle + -woman.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 命婦 /命妇 (mìngfù) — woman of the nobility
- Cornish: benyn jentyl — woman of the nobility
- Galician: dama — woman of the nobility
- Galician: dona — woman of the nobility
- Georgian: მანდილოსანი (mandilosani) — woman of the nobility
- Georgian: ქალბატონი (kalbaṭoni) — woman of the nobility
- Greek: κυρία (kyría) — woman of the nobility
- Greek: αρχοντογυναίκα (archontogynaíka) — woman of the nobility
- Irish: bean uasal — woman of the nobility
- Macedonian: дво́рјанка (dvórjanka) — woman of the nobility
- Macedonian: благоро́дничка (blagoródnička) — woman of the nobility
- Macedonian: да́ма (dáma) — woman of the nobility
- Māori: wahine mārire — woman of the nobility
- Māori: mareikura — woman of the nobility
- Spanish: hidalga — woman of the nobility
- Spanish: hijadalgo — woman of the nobility
- Spanish: fidalga (disused) — woman of the nobility
- Spanish: fijadalgo (disused) — woman of the nobility
- Spanish: hija de algo — woman of the nobility
- Thai: สุภาพสตรี (sù-pâap-sà-dtrii) — woman of the nobility
- Thai: กุลสตรี (gun-lá-sà-dtrii) — woman of the nobility
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