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My landlady, who is only a tailor's widow, reads her Milton; and tells me, that her late husband first fell in love with her on this very account: because she read Milton with such proper emphasis.
Karl Philipp Moritz

Meaning of "landlady" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LANDLADY

landlady  [ˈlændˌleɪdɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LANDLADY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Landlady is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LANDLADY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

landlady

Landlord

A landlord is the owner of a house, apartment, condominium, land or real estate which is rented or leased to an individual or business, who is called a tenant. When a juristic person is in this position, the term landlord is used. Other terms include lessor and owner. The term landlady may be used for female owners, and lessor applies to both genders.

Definition of landlady in the English dictionary

The first definition of landlady in the dictionary is a woman who owns and leases property. Other definition of landlady is a landlord's wife. Landlady is also a woman who owns or runs a lodging house, pub, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LANDLADY


Adie
ˈeɪdɪ
byrlady
bəˈleɪdɪ
cedi
ˈseɪdɪ
charlady
ˈtʃɑːˌleɪdɪ
fady
ˈfeɪdɪ
forelady
ˈfɔːˌleɪdɪ
glady
ˈɡleɪdɪ
lady
ˈleɪdɪ
maravedi
ˌmærəˈveɪdɪ
miladi
mɪˈleɪdɪ
milady
mɪˈleɪdɪ
saleslady
ˈseɪlzˌleɪdɪ
shady
ˈʃeɪdɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LANDLADY

landing gear
landing ground
landing lights
landing net
landing party
landing speed
landing stage
landing strip
landing wheels
landladies
landless
landlessness
landline
landlocked
landloper
landlord
landlordism
landlubber
landlubberly
landlubbing

WORDS THAT END LIKE LANDLADY

bag lady
bearded lady
cleaning lady
dinner lady
find the lady
first lady
leading lady
lollipop lady
maiden lady
malady
my lady
naked lady
old lady
painted lady
pink lady
shopping bag lady
tea lady
white lady
young lady

Synonyms and antonyms of landlady in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LANDLADY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «landlady» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of landlady

Translation of «landlady» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LANDLADY

Find out the translation of landlady to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of landlady from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «landlady» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

女房东
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

casera
570 millions of speakers

English

landlady
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मकान मालकिन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَالِكَةُ الأَرْضُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

домовладелица
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

proprietária
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হোটেলত্তয়ালি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

propriétaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Induk semang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vermieterin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

女家主
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

여주인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Landlady
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bà chủ nhà
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நில உரிமையாளரான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घरमालकीण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

evsahibesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

padrona di casa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

właścicielka mieszkania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

домовласниця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

proprietăreasă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σπιτονοικοκυρά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

waardin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

värdinna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

husvertinne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of landlady

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LANDLADY»

The term «landlady» is regularly used and occupies the 68.014 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LANDLADY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about landlady

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3 QUOTES WITH «LANDLADY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word landlady.
1
John Michael Hayes
Where does a man get inspiration to write a song like that? Well, he gets it from the landlady once a month.
2
Stephen Leacock
The landlady of a boarding-house is a parallelogram - that is, an oblong angular figure, which cannot be described, but which is equal to anything.
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Karl Philipp Moritz
My landlady, who is only a tailor's widow, reads her Milton; and tells me, that her late husband first fell in love with her on this very account: because she read Milton with such proper emphasis.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LANDLADY»

Discover the use of landlady in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to landlady and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Landlady
"The Landlady" tells the story of Billy Weaver, a young man who is venturing out into the world of work, and finds himself checking into an eerie bed and breakfast.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
2
The landlady in Bangkok
These disturbing travel poems, by the author of An Attic of Ideals, seek the essential human character beneath the surface of politics and philosophy in Southeast Asia. Original.
Karen Swenson, 1994
3
Queen of the Rising Sun: From Landlady of an East End Pub to ...
Life for East End families like Pat's was always a struggle.
Nanny Pat, 2013
4
The Reluctant Landlady
When struggling actress Evie Crump inherits a sprawling Victorian pile from an old family friend in Camden, it would seem to be a dream ticket for Evie and best-friend Bing to escape from the leaky-flat-from-hell.
Bernadette Strachan, 2004
5
The Landlady's Master
As Alexa Fordyce, Andrew Ingram, and Dawtie grow up, class distinctions threaten to end their friendship
George MacDonald, Michael R. Phillips, 1989
6
Goethe's Works: pt. 2. Clavigo. Stella. The brother and ...
LANDLADY. Do you know her? FERNANDO. A few years ago I used to be there a great deal. How is her husband? LANDLADY. Heaven only knows ! He is somewhere in the wide world ! FERNANDO. What ! gone ? LANDLADY. Fact ! He has ...
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen, 1885
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The Landlady (A Roald Dahl Short Story)
These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.
Roald Dahl, 2012
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A Library of American Literature from the Earliest ...
MY LANDLADY'S NOSE. [The Poems, etc., etc. 1876.] O'ER the evils of life 'tis a folly to fret,— Despondence and grief never lessened them yet; Then a fig for the world, — let it come as it goes, I'll sing to the praise of my landlady's nose.
Edmund Clarence Stedman, Ellen Mackay Hutchinson, Arthur Stedman, 1892
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The Parent's Assistant: Or, Stories for Children
screaming after me Mrs. Landlady ! Mrs. landlady t But 'tis all your ill manners. Landlord. Ill manners ! Why, if I may be so bold, if you are not Mrs. Landlady, in the name of wonder what are you 1 Landlady. Mrs. Newington, Mr. Newington.
Maria Edgeworth, 1891
10
Gritos: Essays
My. Landlady's. Yard. It's been a very dry season here. Not enough rain. And the sun's beginning to feel closer. Which, of course, explains why this is called the desert. Why the kinds of plants that do well enough in the region — creosote, ...
Dagoberto Gilb, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LANDLADY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term landlady is used in the context of the following news items.
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Village in shock as Somerford Arms pub landlady Emma Burton dies …
Popular landlady Emma Burton, right, with landlord Paul Holmes and Trevor House - who officially re-opened the Somerford Arms in 2012. «Western Daily Press, Jul 15»
2
A welcome for all at Bury St Edmunds pub says new landlady - Bury …
The Greyhound Pub in Eastgate new landlady Marion Clubb with son Ryan Metz and Brenda Baker barstaff member. Picture Mark Westley ... «Bury Free Press, Jul 15»
3
Tutbury pub handed one star hygiene rating - after landlady called in …
A PUB has been handed a one-star rating – but only after inspectors were invited to come along and find fault, according to its landlady. «Burton Mail, Jul 15»
4
Good Times column: Landlady moves to The Pallet Bar
Popular landlady of almost two years at The Old Ship Inn, on Bethel Street, Marsha Jones, left the pub this week for pastures new. Nelson the ... «Brighouse Echo, Jul 15»
5
Tributes paid to popular landlady who ran Stockton pub for almost …
A retired landlady, who ran a Stockton pub for almost 30 years, has lost her battle against cancer. Patricia Aitkenhead died at the Butterwick ... «Gazette Live, Jul 15»
6
The Bell tolls for landlady after boxing match lock-in fight
A troubled Sydenham pub whose lock-in to watch a boxing match descended into violence has seen its landlady removed from her post. «News Shopper, Jul 15»
7
Tribute album in memory of popular landlady helps to raise £7k for …
A TRIBUTE album made by friends of a much-loved Chepstow landlady who died last year has helped to raise £7,000 for charity. Keen musician Alison Beasley ... «South Wales Argus, Jul 15»
8
Threatening text messages left landlady in fear
A TROUBLED woman who claimed that she sent threatening text messages to her landlady earlier this week because an ongoing pest control ... «Impartial Reporter, Jul 15»
9
Landlady w/Sunseeker & Octajohn
What I'm talking about is Heat, the new EP from Landlady, New York's saxxiest art-rock outfit. Five songs of beach-ready grooves and posi ... «Nashville Scene, Jul 15»
10
'Con couple' leaves landlady high and dry
A 23-year-old youngster and his girlfriend were arrested on Wednesday on charges of stealing gold ornaments worth Rs. 4.40 lakh belonging ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»

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