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dames Meaning & Definition

/deɪmz/

What Does Dames Mean?

As a noun, dames means plural of dame.

Dames: Key Facts

Part of speechnoun
Pronunciation//deɪmz//
Syllables1

Dames Definition (Noun)

  1. plural of dame

Noun

  1. Usually capitalized as Dame: a title equivalent to Sir for a female knight.

    Dame Edith Sitwell

  2. A matron at a school, especially Eton College.
  3. In traditional pantomime: a melodramatic female often played by a man in drag.
  4. (slightly derogatory) A woman.
  5. A lady, a woman.

Synonyms of Dames

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Antonyms of Dames

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Dames in a Sentence

Dame Edith Sitwell

Word Forms & Grammar

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How Do You Say Dames?

Dames is pronounced //deɪmz// and has 1 syllable.

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