dragoness
Dragon, but female
A dragoness is a female dragon.
The word appears in fantasy fiction and mythology when the sex of the dragon matters to the story: The dragoness guarded her clutch of eggs.
Like lioness or tigress, it applies the -ess suffix to mark feminine gender—a formation now old-fashioned for humans but still common for mythical and exotic creatures.
Offspring-bearing sex
- queenMost powerful chess piece
- empressFemale ruler of empire
- matriarchFemale family leader
- goddessFemale sacred being
enchantress · sorceress · lady · maiden · princess · heroine · dame · amazon
Unverified traditional tale
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
- loreTraditional knowledge transmitted orally
- fableMoral tale with animals
tale · saga · epic · enchantment · sorcery · hoard · treasure · lair
Plates or weighing devices
- cold-bloodedUnfeeling or externally heated
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
- saurianLizard or lizard-like
- clawsAnimal gripping nails
fangs · tail · wings · horns · hide · armored · coiled · slithering
One who safeguards others
- defenderOne who guards another
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
- sentinelGuard who monitors
- keeperOne who guards
warden · watchful · fierce · territorial · clutch · eggs · young · hatchlings
female
Offspring-bearing sex
goddess · enchantress · sorceress · lady · maiden · princess · heroine · dame · amazon · she-wolf
legend
Unverified traditional tale
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
- loreTraditional knowledge transmitted orally
fable · tale · saga · epic · enchantment · sorcery · hoard · treasure · lair · cave
scales
Plates or weighing devices
- cold-bloodedUnfeeling or externally heated
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
- saurianLizard or lizard-like
claws · fangs · tail · wings · horns · hide · armored · coiled · slithering · predator
protector
One who safeguards others
keeper · warden · watchful · fierce · territorial · clutch · eggs · young · hatchlings · nest
regal
Of or befitting royalty
imposing · throne · crown · splendor · glorious · exalted · stately · majestic · dignified · formidable
flames
Visible burning combustion
scorch · breath · smoke · ash · spark · fiery · burn · char · incinerate · smolder