signora — meaning in English
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English meaning
- lady noun A polite or formal word for a woman, especially one with refined manners.
- madam noun A polite, formal way to address a woman.
- missus noun Informal term for one's wife or girlfriend.
- mistress noun A woman having an ongoing romantic or sexual relationship with a man who is married to someone else.
- wifelet noun A wife who is of small stature.
Senses
signora is used for these senses in English:
- Lady An aristocratic title for a woman; the wife of a lord and/or a woman who holds the position in her own right; a title for a peeress, the wife of a peer or knight, and the daughters and daughters-in-law of certain peers.
- Missus (informal) Mrs, a form of address for a married woman.
- lady A woman of breeding or higher class, a woman of authority.
- lady A title for someone married to a lord or gentleman.
- lady A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound.
- madam A polite form of address for a woman or lady.
- wifelet (informal, by extension) A long-term girlfriend; a mistress (the “other woman” in an extramarital relationship). [from 1960s]
lady — full definition
- noun A polite or formal word for a woman, especially one with refined manners.
- noun A British title of nobility for a woman, used before her name (as the wife of a lord or knight, or in her own right).
madam — full definition
- noun A polite, formal way to address a woman.
- noun A woman who runs a brothel.
- noun (informal, dated) A girl or woman acting bossy or full of herself.