lioness
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lioness¹
- /ˈlaɪ.ə.nɪs/
- /ˈlaɪ.ə.nɛs/
Where it comes from
From Middle English leonesse, lyonesse, from Old French leonesse, lionesse; equivalent to lion + -ess.
noun lionesses
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A female lion (animal).
Residents on the south-western outskirts of Berlin are being urged to stay indoors after overnight sightings of a “loose, dangerous animal”, suspected to be an escaped lioness.
Similar: queen of beasts
- A female lion (famous person regarded with interest and curiosity). The stories were a tremendous success; she was one of the leading lionesses of London literary society.
- A female visitor to a student at Oxford, especially during commemoration week. When "lionesses" visiting Oxford for the gay doings of commemoration week spend a morning at Merton, they should look out for Antony Wood's mural tablet in the chapel, […]
Lioness²
noun Lionesses
- A player for England women's national football team
Translations
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noun female lion
| Español | leona |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 암사자 amsaja |
| 日本語 | 雌ライオン mesu-raion, 母獅 mushi |
| 中文 | 母狮 mǔshī, 母狮子 mǔshīzi |
| हिन्दी | सिंहनी sĩhnī, शेरनी śernī |
| Kiswahili | simba jike |
| Português | leoa |
| Français | lionne |
| Deutsch | Löwin |
| Italiano | leonessa |
| Ελληνικά | λιονταρίνα liontarína, λέαινα léaina |
| Română | leoaică |
| Русский | льви́ца lʹvíca |
| Tiếng Việt | sư tử cái |
| العربية | لَبُؤَة labuʔa, لَبْوَة labwa |
| עברית | לביאה l'vi'á |
Talk about this word "lioness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lioness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lioness. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lioness "lioness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lioness.Cite this
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title = {lioness},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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