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Meaning of "the woman" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THE WOMAN

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WHAT DOES THE WOMAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of the woman in the English dictionary

The definition of the woman in the dictionary is feminine nature or feelings.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE WOMAN

the Wild Geese
the Wilderness
the willies
the Windies
the Windy City
the wire
the Wirral
the Wisdom of Jesus, the Son of Sirach
the witching hour
the Wolds
the wop-wops
the word
the works
The World
the worried well
the worse for wear
the worst
the Wrekin
the Writings
the wrong side of the tracks

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE WOMAN

anchorwoman
assemblywoman
businesswoman
chairwoman
cleaning woman
Congresswoman
craftswoman
Englishwoman
madwoman
needlewoman
noblewoman
old woman
one-woman
roman
spokeswoman
superwoman
the little woman
tradeswoman
washerwoman
well-woman
woman

Synonyms and antonyms of the woman in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «the woman» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE WOMAN

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

Translator English - Chinese

女人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la mujer
570 millions of speakers

English

the woman
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

महिला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المرأة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

женщина
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

a mulher
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মহিলাটি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la femme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

wanita
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

die Frau
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

여자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wong wadon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người phụ nữ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெண்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्त्री
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kadın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

la donna
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kobieta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жінка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

femeia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

η γυναίκα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die vrou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kvinnan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kvinnen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the woman

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE WOMAN»

The term «the woman» is very widely used and occupies the 11.555 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of the woman
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «the woman».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE WOMAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «the woman» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «the woman» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «THE WOMAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the woman.
1
Saint Basil
The woman who purposely destroys her unborn child is guilty of murder. With us there is no nice enquiry as to its being formed or unformed.
2
Ann Beattie
Quite often my narrator or protagonist may be a man, but I'm not sure he's the more interesting character, or if the more complex character isn't the woman.
3
Maria Bello
My biggest dream since I was a kid was to be the woman sneaking on the pirate ship dressed like a man, who was this great sword fighter, and the captain fell in love with her.
4
Ingrid Bergman
I don't think anyone has the right to intrude in your life, but they do. I would like people to separate the actress and the woman.
5
Julie Burchill
No matter how old and glorious the models, sad indeed is the woman who sees fashion as a means of self-expression rather than an agent of social control.
6
Italo Calvino
In abortion, the person who is massacred, physically and morally, is the woman.
7
Oleg Cassini
A designer is like a doctor for a woman. He has a specific job, and if he is doing it well, he will have the gratitude of the woman for the rest of his life.
8
Coco Chanel
Look for the woman in the dress. If there is no woman, there is no dress.
9
William Sloane Coffin
The woman most in need of liberation is the woman in every man and the man in every woman.
10
Whitney Cummings
I feel like, in a lot of shows where the woman is in charge, the woman is this ball buster and the guy is sort of weak and spineless. And that's never been my experience in a relationship. I think it's much more interesting that the guy is the boss. And there are stakes.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE WOMAN»

Discover the use of the woman in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the woman and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Woman
In two stories, the Woman, the sole survivor of a cannibal tribe killed by authorities, endures escalating acts of torture by a lawyer and his son while being held captive in a cellar, and a playwright becomes a prisoner of a cannibal's new ...
Jack Ketchum, Lucky McKee, 2011
2
The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
A Chinese American woman tells of the Chinese myths, family stories and events of her California childhood that have shaped her identity.
Maxine Hong Kingston, 2010
3
The Woman Who Changed Her Brain: And Other Inspiring Stories ...
The founder of the Arrowsmith Program shares how she overcame severe learning disabilities by developing brain exercises to combat neurological challenges, discussing what her achievements reveal about the potential for shaping the human ...
Barbara Arrowsmith-Young, 2012
4
The Woman Detective: Gender & Genre
Adds sixty female private eyes to the roster and includes an afterword that assesses the state of the genre's novels.
Kathleen Gregory Klein, 1995
5
Becoming the Woman God Wants Me to Be: A 90-Day Guide to ...
Let this powerful guide renew your energy and determination. Donna Partow is the bestselling author of Becoming the Woman I Want to Be. She is also a popular guest on hundreds of radio and TV shows, including Focus on the Family.
Donna Partow, 2008
6
Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior: A Casebook
An overview of critical issues surrounding Kingston's contemporary classic, such as reception by various interpretive communities, canon formation, cultural authenticity, fictionality in autobiography, and feminist and poststructuralist ...
Sau-ling Cynthia Wong, 1999
7
The Woman Who Rides Like a Man
On her first tour as a knight errant, Alanna assumes a position of influence with a fierce desert tribe, makes some changes in the role of women in the society, and continues her own emotional development.
Tamora Pierce, 2011
8
The Proper Lady and the Woman Writer: Ideology as Style in ...
"A brilliant, original, and powerful book. . . . This is the most skillful integration of feminism and Marxist literary criticism that I know of.
Mary Poovey, 1985
9
Victorian Women Writers and the Woman Question
Discusses the work of a wide range of women writers popular in Victorian England but neglected or forgotten since.
Nicola Diane Thompson, 1999
10
The Veiled Mirror and the Woman Poet: H.D., Louise Bogan, ...
In The Veiled Mirror and the Woman Poet, Elizabeth Dodd explores the lives and work of four women poets of the twentieth century - H. D., Louise Bogan, Elizabeth Bishop, and Louise Gluck.
Elizabeth Caroline Dodd, 1992

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE WOMAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the woman is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Video shows FSU quarterback punching woman at a bar
The woman in the video suffered bruising under her left eye, swelling to the left cheek and upper lip, and a small cut near the bridge of her nose, according to ... «CNN, Jul 15»
2
Pregnant woman, 21, loses baby after attackers repeatedly kick her …
A heavily-pregnant 21-year-old woman has lost her baby after being kicked repeatedly in the ... The woman remains in a critical condition in intensive care. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
3
How Nazis' stolen art sparked a battle for the Woman in Gold
In Woman in Gold, Mirren plays the part of US citizen Maria Altmann, niece of the muse of Viennese painter Gustav Klimt. Her aunt, Adele Bloch-Bauer, had ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
4
Arrests after woman beaten, set ablaze in Afghanistan
That corresponds with what the woman's parents told CNN affiliate Tolo News, saying their daughter suffered from mental health problems for the last 16 years. «CNN, Mar 15»
5
Tourist killed by whale crashing into boat off Mexico
But the tour company said the woman was injured when the captain had to make a sudden turn to avoid the surfacing whale, which hit one side of the boat. «BBC News, Mar 15»
6
Professor beheaded in what witnesses first thought was Halloween …
Witnesses told the Post that some of the woman's neighbors initially thought the headless body in the street was a Halloween prank, only to discover the body ... «Fox News, Oct 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. The woman [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/the-woman>. Apr 2024 ».
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