grande dame

Noun

Meaning

a middle-aged or elderly woman who is stylish and highly respected

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

doyenne queen belle dame lady dowager biddy matron mother superintendent administrator housekeeper matriarch wife housemother
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Antonyms

dirty girl mean girl Naughty Girl dangerous woman dishonest woman Poor Lady
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Hypernyms

dame lady madam gentlewoman ma'am

Examples

Over three years, Josephs has breathed new life into the store, with a multi-million pound refurb that has brought this 1940s grande dame into the 21st Century. Source: Internet

The grande dame of LGBTQ-inclusive kids’ books, Lesléa Newman (author of “Heather Has Two Mommies”), this year applied her sparkling prose to “Sparkle Boy,” about a gender-creative boy who loves glittery things. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

grandduke grande Grande Comore Grande Dame Guignol grande finale grande horizontale