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Princess

Noun CEFR B2
pɹɪnˈsɛs

Definitions

  1. A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch.
  2. The title of a princess.
  3. A female given name from English.
  4. The title of a princess
  5. A woman or girl who excels in a given field or class.
  6. A female given name from English
  7. A female ruler or monarch; a queen.
  8. The wife of a prince; the female ruler of a principality.
  9. A young girl; used as a term of endearment.
  10. A young girl or woman (or less commonly a man) who is vain, spoiled, or selfish; a prima donna.
  11. A tinted crystal marble used in children's games.
  12. A type of court card in the Tarot pack, coming between the 10 and the prince (Jack).
  13. A female lemur.
  14. A Bulgarian open-faced baked sandwich prepared with ground meat.
  15. A fairy chess piece which combines the moves of the bishop and the knight.

Equivalents

63 more languages
Azərbaycan dilişahzadə
Беларускаякаралеўна
བོད་སྐད།སྲས་མོ
Catalàprincesa
فارسیشاهدخت
Galegoinfante
Hausagimbiya
Magyarhercegnő
Bahasa Indonesiaputriratu
Íslenskaprinsessa
Italianoprincipessa
ქართულიპრინცესა
Қазақ тіліханзадаханша
Кыргызчаканбийке
Македонскикнегињапринцеза
മലയാളംരാജകുമാരി
Монголгүнж
Bahasa Melayuputeri
မြန်မာမင်းသမီး
Nederlandskoninginprinses
Portuguêsprincesarainha
Românăprințesă
Slovenščinakneginjaprincesa
தமிழ்இளவரசி
తెలుగుయువరాణి
Türkmençeşazada
Türkçeprenses
ئۇيغۇرچەمەلىكە
O'zbekchamalika

Examples

She did not cry long, however, for she was as brave as could be expected of a princess of her age.”
Michael Jackson was the king of pop. Britney Spears was the pop princess. Until they weren't.”
And running all with greedie ioyfulnesse / To faire Irena, at her feet did fall, / And her adored with due humblenesse, / As their true Liege and Princesse naturall […]”
Princess Grace was the Princess of Monaco.”
Jonathan, if you hear this, you're a beautiful princess, but you're also a big, fat dork.”
Having been at the center of an international tragedy, the general public view is that the next generationPrinces William and Harry, and also Princesses Eugenie and Beatricehave suffered enough and deserve every moment of happiness coming their way, and people are more than willing to help them celebrate their successes.”
“It was funny to me that my name, Princess Kasune Zulu, became such a big deal on this trip. I participated in a number of media interviews where journalists fixated on my name. "Are you a real princess?" they asked time and time again. Their published articles all too often said, "Princess is only her name, not a title."”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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