Synonyms for gentlewoman

Most common

lady · ma'am · dame · madame

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A woman of the nobility.

Related words

Word family

gentleman gentlelady

Forms

Plural

gentlewomen → ladies, dames, madames, ma'ams…

Example sentences

• lady You should know better than to ask a lady her age.
• ma'am You, ma'am, are our visitor number ten thousand.
• dame He built an exact replica of Notre Dame Cathedral.
• madame Madame de Pompadour was a patroness of the arts.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

lady², dame¹

6 letters

madame²

10 letters

gentlegirl

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lady² = 2 syllables).