Thesaurus / maidens
FEEDBACK- bachelor girl
- fuddy-duddy
- goody-goody
- lone woman
- maiden
- prig
- prude
- single woman
- spinster
- unmarried woman
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
How to use maidens in a sentence
They joined in bands of youths and maidens and whirled down the Avenue in Bacchic madness.
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKEHe was long gone thence to the bower where Elfrida sat with her maidens preparing for the morrow.
A PRINCE OF CORNWALLCHARLES W. WHISTLERA triumphal arch had been erected in the street, on which stood a number of gaily dressed maidens.
BELGIUMGEORGE W. T. (GEORGE WILLIAM THOMSON) OMONDAnd he was a dancer among dancers, so that the maidens dreamt of him, and some of them even thought of him when waking.
RUDY AND BABETTEHANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSENThe latter had addressed her with the soft voice that maidens love; the former was ignorant of such love artifice.
MENOTAHERNEST G. HENHAMThose forming it were, as it appeared, chiefly her maidens and attendants and a file of soldiers—her guards.
THE DEVIL-TREE OF EL DORADOFRANK AUBREYAs it was, he was compelled to own that he had never seen two more fascinating maidens—save—save, of course, Maud Kingsford.
THE DEVIL-TREE OF EL DORADOFRANK AUBREYNor did I know that he could not earlier have received you, or I would have sent my maidens to you with refreshment.
THE DEVIL-TREE OF EL DORADOFRANK AUBREYThere was the same big, hospitable door, but it would not open to-day to let out two merry little maidens.
THE STORY OF THE BIG FRONT DOORMARY FINLEY LEONARDHaving quitted Britain, St. Ursula and her train of 11,000 maidens underwent various vicissitudes.
ARCHAIC ENGLANDHAROLD BAYLEY