Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A woman member of a royal family other than the monarch, especially a daughter of a monarch.
- n. A woman who is a ruler of a principality.
- n. A woman who is a hereditary ruler; a queen.
- n. A noblewoman of varying status or rank.
- n. The wife of a prince.
- n. A woman regarded as having the status or qualities of a princess.
- adj. Designed to hang in smooth, close-fitting, unbroken lines from shoulder to flared hem: a princess dress.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A female sovereign; a woman of princely rank.
- n. The daughter of a sovereign: a female member of a royal family: in this sense a title of courtesy. Compare prince, 4.
- n. A size of roofing-slate 24 inches long by 14 inches wide. Compare duchess, 2.
Wiktionary
- n. The female monarch, or wife of a ruler, of a principality.
- n. The daughter (or granddaughter) of a king, queen, emperor, empress, prince, or another princess.
- n. A type of court card in the Tarot pack, coming between the 10 and the prince (Jack)
- n. A beloved girl considered dainty; used as a term of endearment
- n. derogatory A young girl or woman considered vain, spoiled or selfish; a prima donna
- n. A tinted crystal marble used in children's games.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A female prince; a woman having sovereign power, or the rank of a prince.
- n. The daughter of a sovereign; a female member of a royal family.
- n. The consort of a prince.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign)
Etymologies
- prince + -ess (Wiktionary)
- Middle English princesse, from Old French, feminine of prince, prince; see prince. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Though, when he announced his engagement, of course, Prince Charles said his future wife would be known by the title princess consorts.”
“So I think it's been a very carefully judged compromise, that Camilla's status is now clearly right at the top of the royal tree, but people are aware that there's a great deal of sensitivity attached to the title princess of Wales.”
“There's a precedent for the title princess consort.”
“Unquestionably Sanherib gave his son the title princess to increase the young man's prestige, because at that time and in that place the feminine title of sovereignty was more highly honoured than the masculine.”
“Actress Mandy Moore will be the voice of the title princess the trade magazine also reports.”
“Also from the same publisher, a translated retelling of the story of the frog prince in which the princess is the prettiest girl in high school and the frog the geek infatuated with her.”
Slush Pile: Artesia, Erstwhile, Frog Prince, Rostam » Comics Worth Reading
“Can you at least produce proof that the princess is alive?”
“Tantalized by her beauty, Kai also fears that the princess is a spy with lethal plans.”
Zulu Heart: Summary and book reviews of Zulu Heart by Steven Barnes.
“I prefer the term princess ... but she doesnt even know me, and sluts just say that because they have no morals ... and wish that guyz would actually like them not just because they give away their bodies to whoever the hell wants some!!! grr, fuck her, I was in a good mood, and she ruined it. grrr”
“Wii 'review: Saving the princess is somehow still fun | EW. com”
'New Super Mario Bros. Wii' review: Saving the princess is somehow still fun | EW.com
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘princess’.
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POL - people in power
daredevil, tzar, king, boss, master, commander, chief, kingpin, top banana, bigwig, big cheese, big wheel and 452 more...
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EN-HU - important words for a HU inte...
Words only (I left out the expressions) from Geza Kerenyi's EN-HU interpreters' dictionary. Most of them pose some difficulty when interpreted between HU and EN in either or both directions.
abalone, abrasive, abstractionist, abstruse, abysmal, academia, accessibility, accessible, acclimate, accolade, accompanist, achiever and 1469 more...
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Lace
Terms pertaining to lace and lace-making. Patterns, tools, types, styles, stitches.
bone lace, pillow lace, point, needlelace, bobbin lace, bones, bobbin, linen thread, hand-lacemaking, lace pillow, bobbinet, lacemakers' guild and 256 more...
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kahleigh's list
therapeutic, charade, chalice, rendezvous, amarulence, bewitched, transcendence, passe, cul-de-sac, boulevard, bouquet, forlorn and 18 more...
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Schwa-Free
Words of more than one syllable that include no schwas in their pronunciation.
(Note for pedants: some of these words have more than one pronunciation. As long as just one of the possi...decoy, ballet, survey, sashay, argon, lilac, sumac, café, princess, dildo, wordy, flighty and 30 more...
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Holli
Cancer, Mercury, water, moon, dark, emotion, nostalgia, angst, brooding, isolation, shadow, corner and 145 more...
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Twitter favourites
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favourite word" and adds it to this list.
See also:
thunderfuck, incredible, merp, sara, flopparoo, smother, fugly, buer, plum, canny, nefelibata, cuntbucket and 1972 more... -
If-Christ-Had-Not-Died-For-Thee-Thou-...
Words that have been used as baby names, including virtue names, nature names, place names, etc.
The title is an actual name given to a Puritan boy in the 17th century.faith, hope, grace, charity, chastity, prudence, patience, temperance, river, phoenix, stone, violet and 455 more...
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Chainlink's Words
hat, opalescent, opal, emerald, sapphire, scythe, carnival, calliope, brilliant, awesome, feather, fantastic and 268 more...
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loinfruit's Words
buddy, hungry, hug, want, you, i, mommy, school, ballet, sign, sign language, language and 170 more...
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savage215's Words
pipe, yankee, knickerbocker, tennis, plasma, magma, volcano, car, truck, television, tv, word and 445 more...
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♡LOVE and things like it♡
dedicated to my man Steven, without whom i would be addicted to drugs, lying in a gutter, hating myself, or hooking somewhere :)
affectionate, amative, amatory, amiable, ammophilous, amorous, ardent, attached to, attracted to, beloved, bewitching, bitten and 404 more...
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Theme Prompts
There's a fiction meme (mostly on Livejournal) where writers use words as a prompt for a short story snippet. I've been collecting the words that show up on these lists as prompts for creative writ...
white, black, gray, red, orange, yellow, green, indigo, violet, queen, king, prince and 407 more...
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the hotlist
short, sweet, epic, catchy, sassy, sexy & sizzling.
( personal list, randomness )
more:
http://www.wordnik.com/lists/...zing, epic, win, fail, hot, warp, times, clip, onyx, wonky, pwn, leet and 1493 more...
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things i associate with Kaleigh
yeah so i'm happy.
pixie, sparkle, glitter, princess, finland, psychic, skinny, rainbows, guns, swings, hitler, s'later and 4 more...
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editorinchief's Words
fierce, fuck, aloof, misanthropic, obviously, non, fashion, glitz, glam, disco, digital, princess and 7 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for princess.
dontcry Sorry, April. Jul 29, 2008
reesetee Wasn't "ralph" April's word? Jul 29, 2008
dontcry how about *ralph*? Jul 28, 2008
reesetee Watch out, c_b. Next thing you know, your boss will be hiring her princess to work with you.
Jenn: I say we take votes on the horkword for August 08. Jul 28, 2008
skipvia Wow. Major horkfest occurring here. Jul 23, 2008
bestiary at least it wasn't dressed as one.
(i think this kitty epitomizes most human sentiments on the matter.) Jul 23, 2008
dontcry Cat?! Princess!?
*hhhhhhhhhhhhhhork* Jul 23, 2008
chained_bear I think I'll just think there's a ma in the middle. :) After I hork at the idiocy of my boss fussing publicly over a picture of her cat like it's a damn human.... *eye roll* Jul 23, 2008
bestiary chained_bear, just think "o no, tomato!" to remember how to spell onomatopoeia. (er, which someone already listed there. i do it as well!) Jul 23, 2008
chained_bear It's so onomatopoetic. Which I probably spelled wrong.
Edit: I changed the spelling because I'm obsessive-compulsive. Leave me alone. Jul 23, 2008
jennarenn Hork seems to be the word of the month. How are we going to indicate disgust this August? Jul 23, 2008
chained_bear Okay, I'm officially going down the hall to hork in the ladies' room. I just overheard my boss tell a visitor, "And this is my cat... She's my little girl. She's my princess."
HORK!!! Jul 23, 2008