odalisque
English · Français · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
odalisque
- /ˈəʊd(ə)lɪsk/ UK
- /ˈɒd(ə)lɪsk/ UK
- /ˈoʊdlɪsk/ US
- /oʊdlˈisk/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French odalisque, from Ottoman Turkish اوطهلق (odalık, “chambermaid”), from اوده (oda, “room”).
noun odalisques · odalisk
- A female slave in a harem, especially one in the Ottoman seraglio. When the young Mauretanians were his guests in the little houses before the town gates, and he was of a good humour, it would come about that he displayed his odalisques as others would their jewels.
- An erotic painting of a woman, usually nude, reclining in a luxurious or exotic setting. Three years later, she added three more odalisques to her collection. Among the works she purchased in 1937 was an ink study that gave her insight into one stage in the evolution of the 1928 painting.
- A desirable or sexually attractive woman.
Opposite: virago
Thesaurus
noun
Opposite: virago
Translations
Talk about this word "odalisque." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/odalisque. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. odalisque. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/odalisque "odalisque." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/odalisque.Cite this
@misc{odalisque_2026,
title = {odalisque},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/odalisque},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
