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单词 damsel
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damsel

(dæmzəl)
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

damsel in British English

(ˈdæmzəl)
noun
archaic or poetic
a young unmarried woman; maiden
Word origin
C13: from Old French damoisele, from Vulgar Latin domnicella (unattested) young lady, from Latin domina mistress; see dame

damsel in American English

(ˈdæmzəl)
noun
Literary
a girl; maiden
Word origin
damesele < OFr dameisele < VL *dominicella, dim. of L domina: see dame

Examples of 'damsel' in a sentence
damsel

You wanna go play knight to the damsel, you'll wake up next Christmas with an ice bag for a brain.
Robert Wilson BLOOD IS DIRT (2002)
He wanted to be alone with this enchantress, this damsel in distress.
Pacter, Trudi YELLOW BIRD (2002)
"Because I'm a damsel in distress," she said, "And you are a knight in whatever.
Neil Gaiman AMERICAN GODS (2002)
(noun) 
Definition
a young woman
(archaic, poetic) 
The fairytale was about a damsel in distress.
Synonyms
maiden (archaic, literary)
stories of adventures with knights, wizards and maidens
girl
virgin
I was a virgin until I was twenty-four years old.
maid (archaic, literary)
But can he win back the heart of this fair maid?
miss (old-fashioned, or derogatory)
a little miss of seven years of age
nymph (poetic)
They had one daughter, an exquisite nymph named Jacqueline.
lass
She's a Lancashire lass from Longton, near Preston.
lassie (informal)
wench

Additional synonyms

in the sense of lass
Definition
a girl or young woman
She's a Lancashire lass from Longton, near Preston.
Synonyms
girl,
young woman,
miss (old-fashioned, derogatory),
maiden,
maid (archaic),
damsel (archaic, poetic),
colleen (Irish),
lassie (informal),
wench (facetious),
charlie (Australian, old-fashioned, slang)
in the sense of maid
Definition
a young unmarried girl
But can he win back the heart of this fair maid?
Synonyms
girl,
maiden (archaic, literary),
lass,
miss (old-fashioned, derogatory),
nymph (poetic),
damsel,
lassie (informal)
in the sense of miss
Definition
an unmarried woman or girl
a little miss of seven years of age
Synonyms
girl,
maiden (archaic, literary),
maid (archaic, literary),
schoolgirl,
young lady,
lass,
damsel (archaic, poetic),
spinster,
lassie (informal)

Nearby words of
damsel

  • dampen
  • damper
  • dampness
  • damsel
  • dance
  • dancer
  • dandle

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