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Synonyms for damsel

22 synonyms
1 antonym
1 meaning

noun

Most common

maid girl lass dame

All synonyms

Noun

1. Maid

maid, girl, lass, dame, lassie UK, chick, virgin, maiden, girlie, gal, miss, broad, demoiselle, damoiselle, damozel, damosel, colleen IE, frail, skirt, missy, wench dated

Other

chattering damsel

Antonyms

All antonyms of damsel →

Definitions

n. 1
A young woman (of noble birth).

Related words

Word family: damselfish damselfly
Phrases: chattering damsel

Forms

Plural: damsels → maids, girls, lasses, dames…

Example sentences

chick Ziri has lost his job to a Eastern European chick.
dame He built an exact replica of Notre Dame Cathedral.
maid Amanda got a job as a maid at an expensive hotel.
lass The lass is at the window, because the sun is very hot today.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
damsel		rising
chick		falling
dame		rising
maid		rising
lass		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: gal¹
4 letters: girl¹, miss¹, dame¹, maid¹, lass¹
5 letters: broad¹, chick¹, skirt¹, frail¹, missy², wench¹
6 letters: virgin², maiden², girlie², lassie²
7 letters: colleen², damozel, damosel
10 letters: demoiselle, damoiselle

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (missy² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: demoiselle
Español: doncella
Deutsch: Fräulein
Català: donzella