Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. One that unexpectedly achieves recognition or success after a period of obscurity and neglect.
Wiktionary
- n. A popular fairy tale embodying a classic folk tale myth-element of unjust oppression and triumphant reward, of which there were hundreds of versions before modern times.
- n. The main character in this story, a mistreated and impoverished girl. At a royal ball she meets a handsome prince who later identifies her with a dropped article, most commonly a slipper, and removes her from her poverty.
- n. rare A female given name
- n. by analogy A mistreated and impoverished girl.
- n. attributive Rising unexpectedly from obscurity to success, as a Cinderella team.
- n. attributive Neglected and denied resources, as a Cinderella service.
- n. philately A stamp or stamp-like label issued for purposes other than postal administration, not issued by a central government, or not listed in most general catalogues.
- n. rare, disparaging A woman employed to clean, especially to remove ash from stoves and fireplaces.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition
- n. a fictional young girl who is saved from her stepmother and stepsisters by her fairy godmother and a handsome prince
Etymologies
- From cinder, as if little cinder girl. Compare French Cendrillon. (Wiktionary)
- After Cinderella, the fairy-tale character who escapes from a life of drudgery and marries a prince, translation of French Cendrillon. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“_Catskin_, which Mr. Burchell told to the children of the Vicar of Wakefield, is considered by Newell as the oldest of the Cinderella types, appearing in Straparola in 1550, while _Cinderella_ appeared first in Basile in”
“Let us take, for instance, the Story of Cinderella: The coach and pumpkins to which I have alluded and all the magic part of the story, are false to actual facts as we meet them in our every life; but is it not a higher truth that _Cinderella_ could escape from her chimney corner by thinking of the brightness outside?”
“CINDERELLA EATS RICE AND BEANS is a contemporary, Latin-American Cinderella musical that delightfully turns the classic fairy tale on its head, telling the story from both Cinderella and her stepsisters 'perspectives.”
“CINDERELLA stars audience favorite Dara Cameron as Cinderella (Wizard of Oz, Little Women), and”
“After finishing university and marrying, she says that what she calls the "Cinderella path" of monogamy did not feel right to her.”
“Scholars have attacked it for promoting female passivity, for giving stepmothers a bad name, and for equating beauty with virtue: The pretty Cinderella is good and her ugly stepsisters are bad.”
“In which I am interviewed at Cabinet des Fees regarding poetry, mythpunk, and knitting, and also a poem of mine regarding Cinderella is reprinted (possibly for the first time online.)”
“Just like in Cinderella, the spell cast on Lindsay Lohan by the evil judge ended at midnight.”
The Huffington Post: Robert Weller: Lindsay Lohan Cinderella
“I'm thinking Cinderella is probably a strong favourite in the fairytale department.”
“Previously in Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love: In a world filled with magic, even the best Fable might be tempted to sell their magical trinkets on the black market.”
Review: Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love #2 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News
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FUN - animated characters of the Angl...
Animated characters from cartoons of the Anglo-Saxon world from the beginnings to this day
Abby Mallard, Abigail Gabble, Abis Mal, Abu, Adella, Agent Wendy Pleakley, Akela, Al the Alligator, Aladar, Aladdin, Alameda Slim, Alana and 987 more...
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ebullience, prestigious, razzle, derelict, decrepit, adieu, ennui, oblique, allegretto, shatter, fantastical, chandelier and 67 more...
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