'Lady' definitions:
Definition of 'lady'
From: WordNet
noun
A polite name for any woman; "a nice lady at the library helped me"
noun
A woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady" [syn: dame, madam, ma'am, lady, gentlewoman]
noun
Definition of 'Lady'
From: GCIDE
- Lady \La"dy\ (l[=a]"d[y^]), n.; pl. Ladies (l[=a]"d[i^]z). [OE. ladi, l[ae]fdi, AS. hl[=ae]fdige, hl[=ae]fdie; AS. hl[=a]f loaf + a root of uncertain origin, possibly akin to E. dairy. See Loaf, and cf. Lord.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. A woman who looks after the domestic affairs of a family; a mistress; the female head of a household. [1913 Webster]
- Agar, the handmaiden of Sara, whence comest thou, and whither goest thou? The which answered, Fro the face of Sara my lady. --Wyclif (Gen. xvi. 8.). [1913 Webster]
- 2. A woman having proprietary rights or authority; mistress; -- a feminine correlative of lord. "Lord or lady of high degree." --Lowell. [1913 Webster]
- Of all these bounds, even from this line to this, . . . We make thee lady. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound; a sweetheart. [1913 Webster]
- The soldier here his wasted store supplies, And takes new valor from his lady's eyes. --Waller. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A woman of social distinction or position. In England, a title prefixed to the name of any woman whose husband is not of lower rank than a baron, or whose father was a nobleman not lower than an earl. The wife of a baronet or knight has the title of Lady by courtesy, but not by right. [1913 Webster]
- 5. A woman of refined or gentle manners; a well-bred woman; -- the feminine correlative of gentleman. [1913 Webster]
- 6. A wife; -- not now in approved usage. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]
- 7. Hence: Any woman; as, a lounge for ladies; a cleaning lady; also used in combination; as, saleslady. [PJC]
- 8. (Zool.) The triturating apparatus in the stomach of a lobster; -- so called from a fancied resemblance to a seated female figure. It consists of calcareous plates. [1913 Webster]
- Ladies' man, a man who affects the society of ladies.
- Lady altar, an altar in a lady chapel. --Shipley.
- Lady chapel, a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
- Lady court, the court of a lady of the manor.
- Lady crab (Zool.), a handsomely spotted swimming crab (Platyonichus ocellatus) very common on the sandy shores of the Atlantic coast of the United States.
- Lady fern. (Bot.) See Female fern, under Female, and Illust. of Fern.
- Lady in waiting, a lady of the queen's household, appointed to wait upon or attend the queen.
- Lady Mass, a Mass said in honor of the Virgin Mary. --Shipley.
- Lady of the manor, a lady having jurisdiction of a manor; also, the wife of a manor lord.
- Lady's maid, a maidservant who dresses and waits upon a lady. --Thackeray.
- Our Lady, the Virgin Mary. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Lady'
From: GCIDE
- Lady \La"dy\, a. Belonging or becoming to a lady; ladylike. [1913 Webster] "Some lady trifles." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'Lady'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Eminence,
- Grace,
- Her Excellency,
- Her Highness,
- Her Ladyship,
- Her Majesty,
- Highness,
- His Lordship,
- His Majesty,
- Honor,
- Imperial Highness,
- Imperial Majesty,
- Ladyship,
- Lord,
- Lordship,
- Majesty,
- milady,
- milord,
- My Lady,
- My Lord,
- Reverence,
- Royal Highness,
- Royal Majesty,
- Serene Highness,
- Worship,
- Your Lordship
Synonyms of 'lady'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acceptable person,
- archduchess,
- baroness,
- best girl,
- better half,
- capital fellow,
- common-law wife,
- concubine,
- countess,
- dame,
- daughter of Eve,
- diamond,
- distaff,
- domina,
- dona,
- donna,
- dowager,
- dream girl,
- duchess,
- Dulcinea,
- Eve,
- faithful,
- feme,
- feme covert,
- femme,
- Frau,
- Fraulein,
- frow,
- galantuomo,
- gem,
- gentilhomme,
- gentleman,
- gentlewoman,
- gill,
- girl,
- girl friend,
- good fellow,
- good lot,
- good man,
- good person,
- good sort,
- good woman,
- goodwife,
- goody,
- grand duchess,
- helpmate,
- helpmeet,
- honest man,
- honest woman,
- inamorata,
- jewel,
- jill,
- jo,
- khanum,
- lady love,
- lass,
- lassie,
- madam,
- madame,
- mademoiselle,
- man of honor,
- marchioness,
- margravine,
- married woman,
- matron,
- mem-sahib,
- mensch,
- mesdames,
- milady,
- Miss,
- Mistress,
- mistress,
- Mlle,
- Mme,
- Mmes,
- noblewoman,
- old lady,
- old woman,
- pearl,
- peeress,
- perfect gentleman,
- perfect lady,
- persona grata,
- prince,
- real lady,
- real man,
- rib,
- right sort,
- rough diamond,
- senhora,
- senhorita,
- signora,
- signorina,
- squaw,
- straight shooter,
- true blue,
- truepenny,
- trusty,
- viscountess,
- vrouw,
- wahine,
- weaker vessel,
- wedded wife,
- wife,
- woman,
- woman of honor,
- worthy
Words containing 'Lady'
- Ladied,
- Ladies,
- Our Lady,
- Bag lady,
- Ladies of Loreto,
- Ladies of the bedchamber,
- Ladies' eardrops,
- Ladies' man,
- Ladies' tresses,
- Lady Day,
- Lady Lake,
- Lady Mass,
- Lady altar,
- Lady chapel,
- Lady court,
- Lady crab,
- Lady fern,
- Lady in waiting,
- Lady marquess,
- Lady of the manor,
- Lady paramount,
- Lady's bedstraw,
- Lady's bower,
- Lady's cloth,
- Lady's comb,
- Lady's cushion,
- Lady's finger,
- Lady's garters,
- Lady's hair,
- Lady's laces,
- Lady's maid,
- Lady's mantle,
- Lady's seal,
- Lady's slipper,
- Lady's smock,
- Lady's thimble,
- Lady's thumb,
- Lady's traces,
- Lords and Ladies,
- May lady,
- Our Lady's bedstraw,
- Painted lady,
- Quaker ladies,
- Ragged lady,
- Walking lady,
- afternoon lady,
- cleaning lady,
- elect lady,
- first lady,
- iron lady,
- ladies' room,
- ladies' slipper,
- ladies' tobacco,
- ladies'-eardrop,
- ladies'-eardrops,
- lady beetle,
- lady bountiful,
- lady cow,
- lady fly,
- lady friend,
- lady godiva,
- lady killer,
- lady of pleasure,
- lady of the house,
- lady palm,
- lady peel,
- lady tulip,
- lady with the lamp,
- lady's earrings,
- lady's fingers,
- lady's leek,
- lady's thistle,
- lady's tobacco,
- lady's tresses,
- leading lady,
- lollipop lady,
- naked lady,
- old lady,
- pink lady,
- sporting lady,
- young lady,
- Lady Lake, FL,
- Lady-killer,
- Lady-killing,
- The Order of the Visitation of Our Lady,
- alpine lady fern,
- american lady crab,
- california lady's slipper,
- clustered lady's slipper,
- dancing lady orchid,
- english lady crab,
- european ladies' tresses,
- hooded ladies' tresses,
- lady emma hamilton,
- lady jane grey,
- lady's-eardrop,
- lady's-eardrops,
- lady's-finger,
- lady-in-waiting,
- lady-of-the-night,
- lady-slipper,
- lords-and-ladies,
- mountain lady's slipper,
- our lady's mild thistle,
- showy lady slipper,
- slender lady palm,
- western ladies' tresses,
- yellow lady's slipper,
- Lady's looking-glass,
- common lady's-slipper,
- lady diana frances spencer,
- large yellow lady's slipper,
- order of our lady of mount carmel,
- showy lady's-slipper,
- yellow lady-slipper,
- ram's-head lady's slipper