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demoiselle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
demoi-selle
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A damselfly of the family Calopterygidae.

noun

A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid.

noun

The Numidian crane (Grus virgo).

Etymology

Borrowed from French demoiselle. The bird is so called on account of the grace and symmetry of its form and movements. Doublet of damsel, doncella, and donzella.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

demoiselles (plural)

Synonyms

demoiselle crane broad-winged damselfly damselfish damsel damoiselle damosel damozel

Questions

What does demoiselle mean?
A damselfly of the family Calopterygidae.
Where does demoiselle come from?
It is traced to French.

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