Madam — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a woman of refinement

a woman who runs a house of prostitution

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈædəm/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈadəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈadəm/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈædəm/.

Examples

a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ma'am lady gentlewoman brothel keeper dame

Parts of Speech

noun	a woman of refinement “a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady”
noun	a woman who runs a house of prostitution

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Frau

eine Frau von Raffinesse

🇫🇷French

madame

une femme raffinée

🇪🇸Spanish

señora

una mujer refinada

🇮🇹Italian

signora

una donna raffinata

🇳🇱Dutch

mevrouw

een vrouw van verfijning

🇵🇹Portuguese

senhora

uma mulher de requinte

🇷🇺Russian

мадам

утонченная женщина

India

🇮🇳Hindi

महोदया

परिष्कार की एक महिला

🇧🇩Bengali

ম্যাডাম

পরিমার্জিত নারী

🇮🇳Tamil

மேடம்

நேர்த்தியான ஒரு பெண்

🇮🇳Telugu

మేడం

శుద్ధి స్త్రీ

🇮🇳Marathi

मॅडम

परिष्कृत स्त्री

🇮🇳Gujarati

મેડમ

સંસ્કારિતાની સ્ત્રી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೇಡಂ

ಪರಿಷ್ಕರಣೆಯ ಮಹಿಳೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാഡം

പരിഷ്കൃതയായ ഒരു സ്ത്രീ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੈਡਮ

ਸੁਧਾਰ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਔਰਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

میڈم

تطہیر کی عورت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

女士

精致的女人

🇯🇵Japanese

マダム

洗練された女性

🇰🇷Korean

부인

세련된 여자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bà

một người phụ nữ tinh tế

🇹🇭Thai

มาดาม

ผู้หญิงที่มีความประณีต

🇮🇩Indonesian

nyonya

seorang wanita yang halus

🇵🇭Filipino

ginang

isang babae ng pagpipino

🇲🇾Malay

puan

wanita kehalusan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سيدتي

امرأة من الصقل

🇮🇷Persian

خانم

زنی با صفا

🇹🇷Turkish

hanımefendi

zarif bir kadın

🇮🇱Hebrew

גְבֶרֶת

אישה של עידון

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What is the primary definition of the word 'madam'?

The primary meaning of 'madam' is 'a woman of refinement'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'madam' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'madam' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'madam' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'madam' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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