mademoiselle
Unmarried French title
Mademoiselle is a French title for an unmarried woman or girl, equivalent to Miss in English.
It was once standard in French-speaking contexts but has fallen from official use in France, where madame now applies to all adult women regardless of marital status.
In English, it appears mostly in period pieces or when affecting French manners: Mademoiselle, your table is ready.
Fail to reach
- madamFormal address for women
- monsieurFrench male title
- ma'amPolite term for women
- miladyFormal feminine address
dame · lady · signorina · fräulein · señorita · title · address · salutation
One in number
- maidenUnmarried young woman
- bacheloretteUnmarried woman
- spinsterUnmarried older woman
- unwedNot hitched
unattached · eligible · independent · young lady · ingenue · debutante · available · betrothal
Youthfully feminine in manner
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- naivetyInnocent lack of experience
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
- freshnessState of being unspoiled
vivacity · playfulness · coquette · demure · ingenue · coming-of-age · adolescence · debutante
Tasteful, current flair
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
- refinementElegance of manner
style · finesse · glamour · allure · charm · fashionable · coquettish · demure
France's chief city
- croissantLayered crescent-shaped pastry
- baguetteElongated crusty loaf
- champagneEffervescent celebratory wine
- bistroInformal small restaurant
patisserie · chanson · Provence · Montmartre · Versailles · Louvre · Seine · chateau
miss
Fail to reach
milady · dame · lady · signorina · fräulein · señorita · title · address · salutation · formality
single
One in number
- maidenUnmarried young woman
- bacheloretteUnmarried woman
- spinsterUnmarried older woman
unwed · unattached · eligible · independent · young lady · ingenue · debutante · available · betrothal
girlish
Youthfully feminine in manner
freshness · vivacity · playfulness · coquette · demure · ingenue · coming-of-age · adolescence · debutante · sprightliness
chic
Tasteful, current flair
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
refinement · style · finesse · glamour · allure · charm · fashionable · coquettish · demure · couture
Paris
France's chief city
- croissantLayered crescent-shaped pastry
- baguetteElongated crusty loaf
- champagneEffervescent celebratory wine
bistro · patisserie · chanson · Provence · Montmartre · Versailles · Louvre · Seine · chateau · bonjour
- French Wordsbaguette, femme, croissant, enfant, champagne
- girlsgirl, lass, lassie, miss, missy
- FrenchwomanParisienne
- Single Womensingle woman, bachelorette, spinster, maiden, unmarried
- nail polishnail polish, lacquer, enamel, varnish, nail lacquer
- French LiteratureVictor Hugo, Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, Dumas, Jules Verne