queen
The wife, consort, or widow of a kingThe wife, consort, or widow of a king.
» Mary is a drama queen.
Maria ist eine Dramaqueen.
Мері істеричка.
Meaning
20 sensesThe wife, consort, or widow of a king.
The divorced king was looking for a new queen.
Königin
короле́ваkoroléva, цари́цаcaríca
the wife or widow of a king
A female monarch.
Königin, Kinigin
короле́ваkoroléva, цари́цаcaríca
короле́ваkoroléva, цари́цяcarýcja
female cat
A woman whose pre-eminence, power, or forcefulness is comparable to that of a queen.
The Virgin Mary (especially in formulations such as Queen of Heaven, Queen of Glory).
Tunte
An excellent woman.
A woman pre-eminent in a particular group or field.
(slang)An attractive woman; a female partner in a romantic relationship.
A girl or woman chosen to preside in an honorary or ceremonial manner over a specified festivity or occasion, as May Queen, Homecoming Queen, prom queen, pearly queen.
My mother was queen of the St. Patrick's Day parade when she was 19.
Something regarded as the greatest of its kind or as having pre-eminence or power comparable to that of a queen over a given area.
Referring to one of several items used in tabletop games:
A chess piece that, under contemporary rules, is the most powerful, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
Dame
ферзьferzʹ, короле́ваkoroléva
ферзьferzʹ, короле́ваkoroléva, ге́тьманhétʹman
(chess) the most powerful piece
A playing card with a depiction of a queen on it, generally ranking next below the king and above the jack in a given suit.
Dame
да́маdáma, кра́ляkrálja
да́маdáma
A red disk that is the most valuable piece in the Asian game of carom.
A reproductive female insect in a hive, such as an ant, bee, termite or wasp.
Königin
ма́ткаmátka, цари́цаcaríca
Examples
462 sentencesMary is a drama queen.
Мері істеричка.
deMaria ist eine Dramaqueen.
The queen stood beside the king.
Королева стояла коло короля.
ruКоролева стояла возле короля.
deDie Königin stand neben dem König.
Tom treated Mary like a queen.
ruТом обращался с Мэри как с королевой.
deTom behandelte Maria wie eine Königin.
I remember that I met the queen.
ruЯ помню, что я встретился с королевой.
This magazine has a picture of the queen.
deAuf dieser Zeitschrift ist ein Bild der Königin.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 3
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By meaning 5
Origin
From Middle English quene, queen, cwen, from Old English cwēn (“queen”), from Proto-West GFrom Middle English quene, queen, cwen, from Old English cwēn (“queen”), from Proto-West Germanic *kwāni, from Proto-Germanic *kwēniz (“wife, woman”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷénh₂s (“woman”).
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Forms
plural: queensSynonyms
74 synonyms- an especially large mole rat and the only member of a colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring which are sired by only a few males:queen mole rat
- a female sovereign ruler:queen regnantfemale monarch
- female cat:tabby
- offensive term for a homosexual man:fagotfaggotfagfairynancepansyqueerpoof