demoiselle
Small blue crane
Demoiselle is an archaic or literary term for a young unmarried woman, borrowed from French where it means the same thing.
The word survives mainly in the names of creatures: the demoiselle crane is an elegant gray bird found across Asia and Africa, while demoiselle also refers to certain damselflies with their slender bodies and delicate wings.
The demoiselles darted over the pond's surface.
Unmarried young woman
- young ladyYouthful female person
- unmarriedNot legally wed
- ingenueArtless young woman
- debutanteFormally introduced young woman
girlhood · innocence · virtue · chaste · youthful · nubile · coy · genteel
Female of high birth
- aristocratPerson of noble birth
- ladyCourteous term for woman
- gentlewomanWoman of high birth
- peerageSystem of noble ranks
titled · duchess · countess · baroness · manor · chateau · lineage · heraldry
Lifter or wader
- migratoryRegularly moving between regions
- waderShallow-water walker
- flockAnimals gathered together
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
courtship · dance · steppe · Mongolia · India · wetland · breeding · graceful
Gracefully refined, tasteful
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- slenderThin and graceful
- willowyTall, slim, pliant
- litheSupple and graceful
dainty · sylphlike · ethereal · poised · refined · lissome · supple · swan
Delicate winged pond predator
- dragonflyLarge-eyed flying predator
- nymphNature spirit or larva
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- wingspanTip-to-tip extent
pond · aquatic · insect · predator · gossamer · hovering · mating · larva
Small vibrant reef-dwelling species
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- clownfishStriped reef fish, anemone symbiont
sergeant-major · anemone · coral · marine · aquarium · Indo-Pacific · colorful
maiden
Unmarried young woman
- young ladyYouthful female person
- unmarriedNot legally wed
- ingenueArtless young woman
debutante · girlhood · innocence · virtue · chaste · youthful · nubile · coy · genteel · courtship
noblewoman
Female of high birth
- aristocratPerson of noble birth
- ladyCourteous term for woman
- gentlewomanWoman of high birth
peerage · titled · duchess · countess · baroness · manor · chateau · lineage · heraldry · blueblood
crane
Lifter or wader
plumage · courtship · dance · steppe · Mongolia · India · wetland · breeding · graceful · elegant
elegant
Gracefully refined, tasteful
lithe · dainty · sylphlike · ethereal · poised · refined · lissome · supple · swan · ballet
damselfly
Delicate winged pond predator
- dragonflyLarge-eyed flying predator
- nymphNature spirit or larva
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
wingspan · pond · aquatic · insect · predator · gossamer · hovering · mating · larva · wetland
damselfish
Small vibrant reef-dwelling species
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- territorialDefensive about owned space
clownfish · sergeant-major · anemone · coral · marine · aquarium · Indo-Pacific · colorful
demoisellematron
Female institutional supervisor
old woman · crone · dowager · married woman · wife
demoisellepeasant girl
Young rural female commoner
wench · commoner · scullery maid · milkmaid · serving girl