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Definition: Noblewoman |
NoblewomanNoun1. A woman of aristocratic family. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "noblewoman" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references) |
Synonym: NoblewomanSynonym: peeress (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: Lord (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Noblewoman |
| English words defined with "noblewoman": baroness, Borgia ♦ Diane de Poitiers, Duchess of Ferrara, Duchesse de Valentinois ♦ Francoise-Athenais de Rochechouart ♦ Jeanne Antoinette Poisson ♦ Lucrezia Borgia ♦ marchioness, marquise, Marquise de Montespan, Marquise de Pompdour, Milady, Montespan ♦ Noblewomen ♦ Pompadour ♦ viscountess. (references) |
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| "Noblewoman" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Noblewoman" is used about 12 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 12 | 101,599 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "noblewoman"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | fisnike (gentlewoman), bujare. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | аристократка, благородница (peeress). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | šlechtièna. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | aatelisnainen (lady of rank). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | aristocrate (nobleman). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | edelfrau, edelfräulein, adlige (aristocracies, aristocrat, nobleman, noblemen, peer), adelige (aristocrat, lady, nobleman, peer, peeress). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ευγενήσ κυρία (gentlewoman, peeress). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | אציל" (gentlewoman, peeress). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | nemesasszony. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | nobile (aristocrat, big, gentle, grand, great, lordly, noble, nobleman, of noble birth), nobildonna (aristocrat, Dame, milady, nobleman). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 上臈 (court lady). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | じょうろう (court lady). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | oblewomannay mulher nobre (peeress), classe dos nobres. (various references) дворянка (gentlewoman). (various references) plemkinja (peeress). (various references) hidalga, dama noble, aristócrata (aristocrat, noble, nobleman, patrician, silk stocking). (various references) adelskvinna, adelsdam (peeress, titled lady). (various references) คุ"หญิง. (various references) soylu kadın. (various references) титулована дворянка, аристократка, дружина пера (peeress), дворянка (gentlewoman). (various references) người đ n b quý tộc, người đ n b quý phái. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "noblewoman" (pronounced nō"bulwuh'mun) |
| 7 | -u l w uh' m u n | councilwoman, gentlewoman. |
| 5 | -w uh' m u n | assemblywoman, businesswoman, chairwoman, congresswoman, policewoman, saleswoman, spokeswoman, superwoman. |
| 3 | -m u n | abdomen, acumen, adman, admen, airman, albumin, alderman, antihistamine, Ashman, backgammon, backwoodsman, Badman, bagman, barman, baseman, bayman, bellman, Benjamin, bitumen, Boardman, boatman, bookman, Bowman, bowmen, brakeman, bushman, cameraman, Carman, Carmen, carmine, cattlemen, Cayman, chairman, Chapman, chessman, chrismon, churchman, churchmen, cinnamon, clergyman, coachman, cochairman, committeeman, common, congressman, corpsman, councilman, councilwomen, countryman, cowman, craftsman, craftsmen, crewman, daemon, dairymen, Daman, demon, desman, determine, Dolman, draftsman, draftsmen, dromon, dustman, Dutchman, Ermine, Everyman, examine, famine, ferryman, fireman, firemen, Firman, footman, foramen, foreman, foremen, forewoman, Freedman, Freeman, freshman, gammon, gentleman, gentlewomen, german, Goodman, gunman, hangman, headman, headsman, henchman, henchmen, Herdman, Hetman, horseman, horsemen, houseman, human, huntsman, hymen, illumine, infantryman, inhuman, jasmine, Kirkman, Landman, landsman, lawman, layman, laymen, Leman, lemon, Letterman, Liman, Lineman, linemen, lobsterman, longshoremen, lumen, madmen, marksman, messman, midshipman, newswoman, newswomen, nobleman, nonhuman, nurserymen, oarsman, ombudsman, omen, ottoman, Outman, overman, Packman, Penman, pitchman, Pitman, Plowman, policeman, postman, predetermine, pressman, Pullman, ragmen, reexamine, regimen, rifleman, Rodman, roman, rumen, salarymen, salesman, saleswomen, salmon, seaman, seamen, seedsman, semen, sermon, shaman, Shipman, showman, Spearman, specimen, spokesman, sportsman, statesman, Stillman, Stockman, subhuman, summon, superhuman, talisman, Telamon, thiamin, timberman, Titman, Toman, townsman, tradesmen, trainmen, uncommon, vitamin, watchman, Waterman, watermen, wingman, wireman, woman, women, Woodman, woodsmen, Woolman, workman, yachtsman, yeoman. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-l-m-n-n-o-o-w" | |
-2 letters: nobleman. | |
-3 letters: ownable, woolman, woolmen. | |
-4 letters: abloom, bemoan, bowman, bowmen, enwomb, lawmen, wamble, woolen. | |
-5 letters: aboon, alone, amble, amole, anole, beano, below, blame, blawn, bloom, blown, bonne, bowel, elbow, embow, leman, lemon, melon, moola, noble, nomen, obole, woman, women. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4E 6F 62 6C 65 77 6F 6D 61 6E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-. --- -... .-.. . .--. --- -- .- -. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001110 01101111 01100010 01101100 01100101 01110111 01101111 01101101 01100001 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)N o b l e w o m a n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004E 006F 0062 006C 0065 0077 006F 006D 0061 006E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)48816878718981796780 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Slideshow 6. Usage Frequency 7. Translations: Modern 8. Rhymes | 9. Anagrams 10. Orthography 11. Bibliography |
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