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    damsel
    /ˈdamz(ə)l/

    noun

    • 1. a young unmarried woman. archaic, literary

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  2. Jul 1, 2012 · damsel | American Dictionary. noun [ C ] us / ˈdæm·zəl / Add to word list. literature dated. a young woman who is not married: The heroine in this movie isn’t like some damsel in distress (= woman needing a man’s help) waiting to be saved. (Definition of damsel from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  3. noun. dam· sel ˈdam-zəl. variants or less commonly damosel or damozel. ˈda-mə-ˌzel. Synonyms of damsel. : a young woman: archaic : a young unmarried woman of noble birth. b. : girl. Synonyms. demoiselle. girl. maiden. miss. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of damsel in a Sentence.

  4. Damsel definition: a young woman or girl; a maiden, originally one of gentle or noble birth.. See examples of DAMSEL used in a sentence.

  5. The word damsel is a shortened version of the French word, mademoiselle, which is what the French call a young woman who is not married — like the word miss in English. Damsel was originally a word reserved for noblewomen — the rich and fabulous.

  6. Define damsel. damsel synonyms, damsel pronunciation, damsel translation, English dictionary definition of damsel. n. 1. A young woman or girl; a maiden. 2. A damselfish. 3. A damselfly. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  7. Origin of Damsel. Middle English, dameisele, from Old French damoisele, from Late Latin *domnicella, from Classical Latin domina (“mistress”), from domus (“house”) (from which English domestic etc.), from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm, from root *demh₂- (“to build”). From Wiktionary.

  8. Word forms: plural damsels. countable noun. A damsel is a young, unmarried woman. [literary, old-fashioned] He keeps coming to the aid of this damsel in distress. Synonyms: maiden [archaic, literary], girl, virgin, maid [archaic, literary] More Synonyms of damsel. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  9. Definition of damsel noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. damsel meaning, definition, what is damsel: a young woman who is not married, especi...: Learn more.

  11. Jun 2, 2024 · damsel (plural damsels) A young woman (of noble birth). A girl; a maiden (without sexual experience). A young woman who is not married. An unmarried lady-in-waiting. A chattering damsel (component of a mill).