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Definitions for lioness
ˈlaɪ ə nɪsli·on·ess
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Princeton's WordNet
lionessnoun
a female lion
Wiktionary
lionessnoun
a female lion.
Etymology: From lionnesse
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Lionessnoun
A she lion.
Etymology: seminine of lion.
Under which bush’s shade, a lioness
Lay couching head on ground, with catlike watch
When that the sleeping man should stir. William Shakespeare.The furious lioness,
Forgetting young ones, through the fields doth roar. May.The greedy lioness the wolf pursues,
The wolf the kid, the wanton kid the browze. Dryden.If we may believe Pliny, lions do, in a very severe manner, punish the adulteries of the lioness. John Ayliffe, Parergon.
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lioness
A lioness is a female lion, a large carnivorous wild animal belonging to the cat family, typically found in Africa and Northwestern India. They are known for their role in hunting and raising their young cubs in prides (groups of lions).
Webster Dictionary
Lionessnoun
a female lion
Etymology: [OF. lionesse.]
Wikidata
Lioness
Lioness is a Canadian indie rock dance band formed in January 2007 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lioness in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lioness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of lioness in a Sentence
After two attempts to sedate the lioness we had to put the animal to sleep with a shot.
It’s tempting to leap in like a mother lioness and think, ‘I need to protect my child from that awful kid,’.
She's a loving mother, she's like a lioness, she would fight for her kids, she would never hurt her kids at all.
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- لبؤةArabic
- lviceCzech
- løvindeDanish
- LGerman
- λέαιναGreek
- leoninoEsperanto
- leonaSpanish
- شیر مادهPersian
- naarasleijonaFinnish
- lionneFrench
- leonIrish
- nőstény oroszlánHungarian
- lionessArmenian
- singa betinaIndonesian
- leonessaItalian
- לְבִיאָהHebrew
- 雌ライオンJapanese
- ಸಿಂಹಿಣಿKannada
- 암 사자Korean
- ut catuli leonisLatin
- leeuwinDutch
- løvinneNorwegian
- lwicaPolish
- leoaPortuguese
- leoaicăRomanian
- львицаRussian
- innaSwedish
- பெண்சிங்கம்Tamil
- dişi aslanTurkish
- левицяUkrainian
- sư tửVietnamese
- ליאָנעססYiddish
- 母狮Chinese
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