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Synonyms for damsel


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dam-zuh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdæm zəl



Définition of damsel

Origin :
  • late 12c., from Old French dameisele "woman of noble birth" (Modern French demoiselle "young lady"), modified (by association with dame) from earlier donsele, from Gallo-Romance *domnicella, diminutive of Latin domina "lady" (see dame). Archaic until revived by romantic poets, along with 16c.-17c. variant form damozel.
  • noun maiden
Example sentences :
  • Surely, sir, you should take shame to hold the damsel against her will.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • I scrutinised him carefully, while Charlotte ran to comfort the damsel.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Age » by Kenneth Grahame
  • There may be more than one claimant for the damsel's affection.
  • Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
  • Already I have endured more than enough in the interests of this damsel.
  • Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini
  • His face was comely as a damsel's, his eyes blue and his hair golden.
  • Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini
  • Who was the damsel I saw you making up to in the Park the other day?
  • Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
  • Therefore I read with a callous heart the effusions of the Belgian damsel.
  • Extract from : « Wintry Peacock » by D. H. Lawrence
  • Anon came the damsel unto Arthur and saluted him, and he her again.
  • Extract from : « Stories of King Arthur and His Knights » by U. Waldo Cutler
  • Anon there came a damsel unto Arthur and asked him, "What cheer?"
  • Extract from : « Stories of King Arthur and His Knights » by U. Waldo Cutler
  • These villain wights have a damsel imprisoned in yonder keep!
  • Extract from : « Pipefuls » by Christopher Morley

Antonyms for damsel

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