What does damsel mean?
Definitions for damsel
ˈdæm zəldamsel
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Princeton's WordNet
damsel, demoiselle, damoiselle, damosel, damozelnoun
a young unmarried woman
Wiktionary
damselnoun
A young woman .
damselnoun
A girl; a maiden .
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Damselnoun
Etymology: damoiselle, French.
Kneeling, I my servant’s smiles implore,
And one mad damsel dares dispute my pow’r. Matthew Prior.With her train of damsels she was gone
In shady walks, the scorching heat to shun. John Dryden, Fables.The clowns are whoremasters, and the damsels with child. John Gay, What d’ye call it. Preface to.
Wikipedia
Damsel
Mademoiselle ([madmwazɛl]) is a French courtesy title, abbreviated Mlle, traditionally given to an unmarried woman. The equivalent in English is "Miss". The courtesy title "Madame" is accorded women where their marital status is unknown. From around 1970 onwards, the use of the title "Mademoiselle" was challenged in France, particularly by feminist groups who wanted it banned. A circular from François Fillon, then Prime Minister, dated 21 February 2012, called for the deletion of the word "Mademoiselle" in all official documents. On 26 December 2012, the Council of State approved the deletion.
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damsel
A damsel is a term, often used in historical or literary contexts, to refer to a young, unmarried woman. It's often used to imply that the woman is delicate or in need of rescue, as in the traditional phrase "damsel in distress". The term originated from the French word "dameisele", meaning "young lady", but is rarely used in modern English in a serious context.
Webster Dictionary
Damselnoun
a young person, either male or female, of noble or gentle extraction; as, Damsel Pepin; Damsel Richard, Prince of Wales
Damselnoun
a young unmarried woman; a girl; a maiden
Damselnoun
an attachment to a millstone spindle for shaking the hopper
Etymology: [OE. damosel, damesel, damisel, damsel, fr. OF. damoisele, damisele, gentlewoman, F. demoiselle young lady; cf. OF. damoisel young nobleman, F. damoiseau; fr. LL. domicella, dominicella, fem., domicellus, dominicellus, masc., dim. fr. L. domina, dominus. See Dame, and cf. Demoiselle, Doncella.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Damsel
dam′zel, n. a young unmarried woman: a girl. [O. Fr. damoisele (Fr. demoiselle), a page—Low L. domicellus, dim. of L. dominus, a lord.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
damsel
A coast name for the skate-fish.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of damsel in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of damsel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of damsel in a Sentence
I was particularly keen to make sure Tiger Lily wasn't a damsel in distress, tiger Lily is the bad-ass warrior who is far more pro-active physically in defeating (evil pirate) Blackbeard than any of the boys. She has all the action sequences.
The fairytales in the past were predominately the damsel in distress and the female would be rescued by the male or the prince. This time it's the other way around, i think about my daughter and I would love for her to see a film like this, where woman are empowered and in charge of their own destiny and they can lead armies and are warriors and can take over kingdoms and so on. It was exciting.
When you play a character, you put parts of you in it. But I am a very different person off-screen. I am not so boisterous and not so tomboyish, in fact my friends bully me and I am like a damsel in distress. When you do a TV show, you become the character as you end up spending 14-15 hours on the sets.
Poesy is a beauteous damsel, chaste, honourable, discreet, witty, retired, and who keeps herself within the limits of propriety. She is a friend of solitude; fountains entertain her, meadows console her, woods free her from ennui, flowers delight her; in short, she gives pleasure and instruction to all with whom she communicates.
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- الفتاةArabic
- merc'h, plac'hBreton
- merch, geneth, rhiainWelsh
- ungmoDanish
- Jungfrau, Maid, MädchenGerman
- νεανίδαGreek
- muchacha, doncella, damiselaSpanish
- neito, immyt, neitsyt, impiFinnish
- jeune fille, jeune femme, demoiselleFrench
- maighdean, ainnir, cailínIrish
- ainnir, nighean, rìbhinn, maighdeannScottish Gaelic
- עלמהHebrew
- युवतीHindi
- damzeloIdo
- ダーゼルJapanese
- puella decoraLatin
- jonkvrouwDutch
- dziewicaPolish
- fecioară, feciorRomanian
- мадемуазе́ль, да́мочка, де́вственница, де́вочка, ба́рышня, деви́ца, де́вушкаRussian
- flicka, ungmöSwedish
- அந்தப் பெண்Tamil
- సుందరిTelugu
- بسترUrdu
- cô gáiVietnamese
- 閨女Chinese
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