Woman synonyms

wo͝om'ən
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lady
(Old-fashioned) A woman with reference to the man who is her devoted attendant, lover, etc.
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female
A female animal or plant
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old-woman
(Literally) An elderly woman.
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wife
A woman joined to another person in marriage; a female spouse.
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eternal feminine
Womankind
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companion
A friend, acquaintance, or partner; someone with whom one spends time or keeps company
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signora
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
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girl
(Informal) A female sweetheart:
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lover
A person who loves sexually or romantically
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milady
(Now chiefly historical or humorous) An English noblewoman or gentlewoman; the form of address to such a person; a lady. [from 18th c.]
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sorceress
A woman who practices sorcery; witch
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adult female
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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gentlewoman
A female member of the U.S. House of Representatives: usually a form of address
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debutante
A young woman who makes her first formal appearance in society
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mistress
A female teacher.
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darling
A person who is dear to one.
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adult
One who has attained maturity or legal age.
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feminality
The quality of being feminal; femininity.
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matron
A married woman or a widow, especially a mother of dignity, mature age, and established social position.
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the female of the species
Womankind
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muliebral
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siren
A woman who uses her sexual attractiveness to entice or allure men; a woman who is considered seductive
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spinster
(Archaic) A person, especially a woman, whose occupation is spinning thread.
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chick
The definition of a chick is a baby bird or is slang for a young woman.
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man (antonym)
A person, usually male, with duties or skills associated with a specified thing. (Used as the last element of a compound.)
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servant (related)
One who serves another, providing help in some manner.
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mother (related)
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beloved
Someone who is loved; something that is loved
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inamorata
A female lover or woman with whom one is in love; a mistress
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teenager (related)
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distaff
Of or relating to women and girls; female.
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femme
(Slang) A person, especially a lesbian or a gay man, who exhibits stereotypical feminine traits, often in an exaggerated way.
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male (related)
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fem
An adult female
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love
A feeling of devotion or adoration toward God or a god.
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broad
Broad is defined as a slang term used to describe a woman.
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prostitute (related)
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people (related)
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young-people (related)
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doña
Used as a courtesy title before the name of a woman in a Spanish-speaking area.
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vamp
Vamp is defined as a woman who takes advantage of men after seducing them.
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asians (related)
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char
(Computing, programming) A character (text element such as a letter or symbol), whose data size is commonly one or several bytes.
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nymph
A young girl, especially one who inspires lustful feelings.
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charlady (British)
A female servant
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ingenue
An actress playing such a role or roles
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charmeuse
A satin-finished silk fabric.
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child (related)
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bird
Discharge from employment:
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serving lady
A female servant
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maid
A housemaid or chambermaid.
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womanhood
Women considered as a group.
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women (related)
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one-woman (related)
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middle-aged (related)
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schoolgirl (related)
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femininity
The sum of all attributes that convey (are perceived to convey) womanhood.
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feminine
Characterized by or possessing qualities traditionally attributed to women, such as demureness.
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mulier
An adult female
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sweetheart
(Informal) A person regarded as generous or lovable.
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womankind
Women, taken collectively.
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charwoman
A woman who does general cleaning, as in office buildings
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fair-sex
(Idiomatic, dated, now sometimes offensive) Women collectively.
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the world of women
Womankind
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circe
(Greek mythology) An enchantress who turned Odysseus' men into pigs.
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donna
A female given name.
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femineity
The condition of being feminine; femininity
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femme fatale
An alluring and seductive woman, especially one who leads men into compromising and dangerous situations.
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madam
A woman who manages a brothel.
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paramour
The definition of a paramour is a lover or romantic partner.
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chairman (related)
A person (implied male) presiding over a meeting.
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dame
(UK) The equivalent title to Sir for a female knight.
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deb
(Law) Abbreviation of debate.
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old lady
(Slang, US) One's girlfriend, wife or significant other.
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enchantress
A femme fatale.
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frau
A married woman
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cleaning lady
A female servant
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black-man (related)
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washerwoman
A woman whose work is washing clothes, linens, etc.; laundress
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laundress
A woman whose work is washing clothes, ironing, etc.; washerwoman
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doll
The definition of a doll is a toy or puppet that looks like a human, or is slang for an attractive or helpful person.
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housewife (related)
A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work; – called also hussy.
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cleaning woman
a human female employed to do housework
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cook
A fish, the European striped wrasse.
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housekeeper
One who supervises the cleaning staff of a hospital, hotel, or similar business.
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Synonym Study

  • Lady , originally used specif. of a woman of the upper classes and until recently commonly used in polite or genteel reference to any woman, is now often avoided as a general substitute for woman, except in such formulas as ""ladies and gentlemen.''
  • Female , referring specif. to sex, is applied to plants and animals, but is now regarded as a mildly contemptuous equivalent for woman that strong-minded female is here again, except in scientific, technical, or statistical use, as in population tables
  • Woman is the standard general term for the adult human being of the sex distinguished from man
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