ladies

noun

Definition of ladiesnext
plural of lady
1
as in women
an adult female human being "ladies and gentlemen, please observe closely," said the magician

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2
as in wives
a female partner in a marriage in public the husband was frequently seen holding hands with his lady

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3
as in duchesses
a woman of high birth or social position the ladies of the royal court were all dressed extravagantly

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4
as in girlfriends
a female romantic companion when do we get to meet your new lady?

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Recent Examples of ladies The next day, Gina is excited to bring the ladies to a Japanese temple, based on how transformative her prior experience at a temple in Bali was. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026 The young ladies in the show are calling each other out and keeping each other accountable. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026 The ladies were also joined by VMAs nominee Sombr and, randomly, Seth Rogen. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2026 Basner arrived there from a five-year stint selling ladies knitted sweaters. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2026 Still, there’s no panic from the ladies in seafoam even after watching two stars hobbled in a matter of days as the regular season ended. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026 The store operates with the help of several neighborhood ladies who volunteer their time. — Debbie Elliott, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026 For the ladies, Ron's crew provides cherries that are dangled over their faces. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 After a riveting night of dance from the male contestants, the ladies took to ballroom floor by storm. — Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladies
  1. women
  2. wives
  3. matrons
  4. girlfriends
  5. females
  6. queens
  7. girls
  8. dames
Noun
  • The archaic legal restrictions restricting same-sex couples or unmarried women, for example, are acknowledged and adhered to, rather than being openly challenged or criticized.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • At Lumalia Emmy Armstrong’s Holy Rage Retreats in the Oregon woods near Portland, small groups of women gather among the trees, expressing themselves through sound and movement.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of women
Noun
  • Shortly before the check came, one of the wives went to use the restroom.
    — Judith Martin, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
  • With Bill Pullman playing Hugh Hefner, we’re told Biel’s character is a fictional role not inspired by any of his three wives.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of wives
Noun
  • There was also a shift toward elaborate descriptions of what society matrons wore to events, and again, women were believed to be more able to provide these verbal illustrations.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
Definition of matrons
Noun
  • Men shouted abuse from car windows or tried to bribe him with money, drugs, even girlfriends.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The show follows the wives, girlfriends and partners of prisoners, with Glen playing a career criminal whose lavish lifestyle is running out, along with his money.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of girlfriends
Noun
  • The males die after a hookup; the females return to Lake Erie to lay their eggs.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • As the number of distractor calls increased, females got worse at picking the attractive call, took longer to decide, and were more likely to defer choosing within the 10-minute window altogether.
    — Claire Therese Hemingway, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of females
Noun
  • Freaky writer Michael Kennedy actually pitched that idea before pairing scream queens became all the rage.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Working frequently with stylist Ib Kamara, Pavarotti casts Black models as goddesses, queens, or warriors.
    — Alison S. Cohn, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of queens
Noun
  • When the all-girls boarding school for young witches first appeared on the show, the historic Buckner Mansion in New Orleans was used for exterior shots, underscoring Coven’s spooky Southern Gothic aesthetic.
    — Mekita Rivas, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The ordering should be pleasant like the voices of the elevator girls in department stores.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of girls
Noun
  • Such parties, often thrown by the grandes dames of Washington in their palaces dotted around town, were an opportunity for political rivals to meet in fizzing comity over catered meals and coupes of Bollinger.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Still, the biography offers a nearly contemporary portrait of one of Western literature’s grand dames, as well as some useful context around the publication of her novels, beginning with Sense and Sensibility.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2026
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“Ladies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladies. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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