lioness
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of lioness
1250–1300; Middle English liones, leonesse < Middle French lion ( n ) esse. See lion, -ess
Example Sentences
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More recently, he co-managed a team with Lioness Chloe Kelly as part of the six-a-side Baller League tournament.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
The former Lioness beat Love Islander Amber Davies and social media star George Clarke after winning the public vote in Saturday's live final to become the first footballer to lift the glitterball trophy.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
These include Banksy’s shredded “Girl without Balloon,” a 5,000-year-old Mesopotamian sculpture known as the Guennol Lioness and several paintings including Andy Warhol’s “Shot Orange Marilyn” and Jasper Johns’s “False Start.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
Lizzo ultimately credited Lioness as a co-writer on the song.
From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025
That’s my first memory—Lis singing me a song while the Lioness raged a few yards away.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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