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 ladies’ restroom at work has a push-open door; there is no latch and no handle on the outside. — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026 The Gilded Age would generally prefer that nothing disrupt the basic contours of its serene status quo, where ladies in hats sit in drawing rooms and deliver smiling rebukes of one another’s decor. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026 How Spoonie Gee always referred to himself as a player that got ladies. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026 Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen is adding a few more gentlemen (and ladies) for its third season, which has started production in UK and Morocco. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026 Backed up by a fleet of dancers, the ladies then marched onto the runway and finished out the number with their signature, high-energy choreography, fitting right in with the models in custom pink-and-black bustiers and miniskirts. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2026 Witnessing the ladies’ head-turning ‘fits with Hulu + Live TV’s help would be a wise choice indeed. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026 The drunkest of the three drunk ladies gives the historical cannon a kick, then does some comical hopping around, indicating, Ouch, my foot. — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026 Griffith soon began courting 22-year-old Christina Mesmer, nicknamed Tina, who was considered one of the city’s most eligible young ladies. — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladies
  1. women
  2. wives
  3. matrons
  4. girlfriends
  5. females
  6. queens
  7. girls
  8. dames
Noun
  • Ne-Yo endeared himself to a legion of women bruised by the very men who’d eventually steer R&B into an era of lawlessness.
    — Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2026
  • People with chronic health conditions, pregnant women, young children and anyone 65 or older are at higher risk of developing complications from the flu, and Turner urged anyone fitting those categories to take extra precautions this season.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of women
Noun
  • Deanna Paul, an attorney for Tal, said that the brothers asked them and their wives not to attend.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The Wicker Husband’s clear devotion toward The Fisherwoman sparks envy among dissatisfied wives and anxiety among men who don’t want to live up to a new set of standards.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 28 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
  • Big families sit right next to groups of girlfriends and couples on date nights.
    — Jessica Jungbauer, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Rouse said the searches included employees from the Delaware County DA's office, ex-girlfriends, court staff, local individuals and Chester City personnel.
    — CBS Philadelphia, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of girlfriends
Noun
  • Connie, one of only two remaining females in the tent and the third baker to finish, wows Paul and Nigella with her (yes) chocolate-orange fondants and gets a handshake.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
  • More than 230 people were kidnapped and more than 1,000 females were raped.
    — Widlore Mérancourt, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of females
Noun
  • Years later, in 2018, Zapcic rode into the spotlight on a dapple-gray Andalusian, making Medieval Times history as one of the first-ever queens to ride in procession.
    — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
  • This earlier Russell work did not include acid queens, pinball wizards, or teenage-wasteland messiahs.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of queens
Noun
  • For the 15th time in the last 16 years, Palisades and Granada Hills met for the City Section Open Division girls’ tennis championship Wednesday afternoon.
    — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Arizona and Colorado have proposals to ban transgender students in girls school and college sports, with Arizona expanding a current ban by including restrictions on locker rooms and other areas.
    — Jahd Khalil, NPR, 29 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
Definition of dames

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“Ladies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladies. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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