lady
a polite name for any woman
How often you will meet it
Rank 197 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 117,928 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.056% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- a polite name for any woman a nice lady at the library helped me
- a woman of refinement also: dame, madam, ma'am, gentlewoman a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady
- a woman of the peerage in Britain also: noblewoman, peeress
lady in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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There, of course, I stumbled against Lady Brandon.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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When he returned he exchanged a significant glance with Lady Angela.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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The big swing-chair revolved with rapidity, to the peril of the young lady on its arm.
Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1
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A lady in a stout tweed skirt, who was bending over a flower bed, straightened herself at our approach.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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However, to the young lady herself she said nothing, except suggesting, rather meekly, that it was time to change her dress.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1