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- DictionaryDam·sel/ˈdamzəl/
noun
- 1. a young unmarried woman. archaic, literary
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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.
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)
Damsel definition: a young woman or girl; a maiden, originally one of gentle or noble birth.. See examples of DAMSEL used in a sentence.
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.
dampth. dampy. dams. damsel bug. damsel-in-distress. damselfish. damselfly. damsire. Damsel definition: A young woman or girl; a maiden.
4 days ago · 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.
a damsel in distress (humorous) a woman who needs help. See damsel in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: damsel. Definition of damsel noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
