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lady

noun

ˈlā-dē How to pronounce lady (audio)
Definition of ladynext
1
as in woman
an adult female human being "ladies and gentlemen, please observe closely," said the magician

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2
as in wife
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 countess
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 girlfriend
a female romantic companion when do we get to meet your new lady?

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Recent Examples of lady Harvey felt like persona non grata, the lady who wrote that football column. — Jesse Dougherty, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026 On Thursday, The View also announced other high-profile guests who will appear throughout September, with many notable figures from entertainment, politics, and culture joining the ladies at the table in the weeks ahead. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026 Granted, Pérez isn’t an unworthy profile subject, but six pages is an awful lot of Vogue for a fashion executive — a few Annie Leibovitz portraits shy of first-lady treatment. — Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026 Vance, El-Sayed exchange jabs over spouse comments The dispute also took a personal turn as the vice president condemned El-Sayed for comments about second lady Usha Vance. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lady
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lady
  1. woman
  2. wife
  3. countess
  4. girlfriend
  5. female
  6. queen
  7. girl
  8. duchess
Noun
  • In July, President Lee Jae Myung, a liberal, instructed officials to explore ways to allow women to use the two-drug combination pack.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Images of these women spun in my head like the portraits of queens.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of woman
Noun
  • Moore’s Mona Friedman is indeed a familiar figure, a shy and impressionable wife who quietly nods along at dinner, lets people cut in front of her at the store, and seems generally uninterested in sticking up for herself.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The story concerns a blue-collar couple, Ho-seok (Sul Kyung-gu) and his wife Mi-ok (Jeon Do-yeon), still struggling to bounce back from the loss of his factory job two years earlier after a brutal government crackdown on striking employees.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of wife
Noun
  • Porcaroli later expanded on her character, a countess and the stepdaughter of an Italian criminal.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Beyond fancy friends and connections to famous people, what the countess has most of all is game.
    — Luisa Opalesky, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of countess
Noun
  • Each was fatally stabbed at an off-campus home on King Road where the three women lived and Chapin stayed over for the night with Kernodle, his girlfriend.
    — Kevin Fixler September 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Hickerson previously broke his silence on his girlfriend’s passing through a statement from his attorney Sloan Ellis.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of girlfriend
Noun
  • With what seems like little embellishment to real locations (including a genuine culture of female-only caddies sporting bright colors), the movie captures a languid, top-down strangeness.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Supplement blends promoted for bone health or for older females can include calcium with several other ingredients.
    — Jennifer Lefton, Verywell Health, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of female
Noun
  • She is considered the Canadian equivalent to the Down Under disco queen Kylie Minogue by some, and recalls a young Taylor Swift for her unabashed earnestness.
    — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The mountainous stage 20, vying with stage nine for the title of queen stage, posed problems that Mas recognised.
    — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of queen
Noun
  • Why on earth the Magician would choose an American girl remains unclear.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • At least 25 states are now enforcing laws or policies banning transgender women and girls from competing in at least some women’s and girls' sports and three others have adopted laws but have enforcement blocked by the courts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of girl
Noun
  • The photo, which was reportedly taken on the grounds of Meghan and Harry's Montecito mansion, was taken in 2020 as the duchess conducted a socially distanced interview with Steinem amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Sykes noted that Meghan’s tribute comes at yet another crucial time for the American duchess and her husband.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
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“Lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lady. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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