Antonyms for gentlewoman

Grammar : Noun

Spell : jen-tl-woo m-uh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɛn tlˌwʊm ən

male
man

Definition of gentlewoman

Origin : early 13c., from gentle + woman.

As in noble : noun member of royal or important family
As in woman : noun female human
As in baroness : noun noblewoman
As in lady : noun woman
As in noblewoman : noun woman of noble birth
As in female : noun woman

Example sentences :

It seems 'tis not so asy any way, now-a-days, to make a gentlewoman, Mrs. Rooney.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Yet it is not well for a woman and a gentlewoman to dwell alone.
Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini

But the gentlewoman's heart was a great deal better than her head.
Extract from : « Victor's Triumph » by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth

That a Spanish gentlewoman should have shown herself so bold!
Extract from : « Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer » by Cyrus Townsend Brady

"She is a gentlewoman by birth, sir," said the old lady, tetchily.
Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever

How shall a gentleman go about a sorry figure, more than a gentlewoman?
Extract from : « Clare Avery » by Emily Sarah Holt

It was the home of a gentlewoman who could make a little better than "the best of things."
Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various

She received us with the courtesy and easy manners of a gentlewoman.
Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 » by Various

But there was that about her which proclaimed her unmistakably the gentlewoman, and this was good to know.
Extract from : « Under the Country Sky » by Grace S. Richmond

It may be said of her that she was at all points a gentlewoman.
Extract from : « Cousin Henry » by Anthony Trollope

Synonyms for gentlewoman

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