Meaning

3 senses
  1. A female lion (animal).

    Löwin

    льви́цаlʹvíca

    леви́цяlevýcja

    a female lion

  2. (figuratively)A female lion (famous person regarded with interest and curiosity).

  3. (obsolete)A female visitor to a student at Oxford, especially during commemoration week.

Examples

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  1. The lionesses pulled down the giraffe.

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  2. The giraffe didn't see the lioness.

    ruЖираф не видел львицу.

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  3. The lioness is the lion's mate.

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  4. The hippopotamus chased the lionesses away.

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  5. The lionesses got close to the giraffe.

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Translations

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Origin

From Middle English leonesse, lyonesse, from Old French leonesse, lionesse; equivalent to

From Middle English leonesse, lyonesse, from Old French leonesse, lionesse; equivalent to lion + -ess.

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Forms

plural: lionesses
Singularlioness
Plurallionesses

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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