English noun: lady |
1. | lady (person) a polite name for any woman |
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| Samples | A nice lady at the library helped me.
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| Broader (hypernym) | adult female, woman |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | begum |
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2. | lady (person) a woman of refinement |
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| Samples | A chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady.
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| Synonyms | dame, gentlewoman, ma'am, madam |
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| Broader (hypernym) | adult female, woman |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | grande dame, madame |
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3. | Lady (person) a woman of the peerage in Britain |
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| Synonyms | noblewoman, peeress |
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| Broader (hypernym) | female aristocrat |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | baroness, countess, duchess, lady-in-waiting, marchioness, marquise, Milady |
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| Instance hyponym | Amy Lyon, Borgia, Duchess of Ferrara, Godiva, Hamilton, Lady Emma Hamilton, Lady Godiva, Lucrezia Borgia |
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| Member meronym | baronage, peerage |
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| Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
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| Antonyms | noble, nobleman, lord |
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