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- [kween]
- /kwin/
- /kwiːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kween]
- /kwin/
Definitions of queen word
- noun queen Ellery, joint pen name of Manfred Bennington Lee and Frederick Dannay. 1
- verb without object queen to reign as queen. 1
- verb without object queen to behave in an imperious or pretentious manner (usually followed by it). 1
- verb without object queen Chess. to become promoted to a queen. 1
- noun queen The female ruler of an independent state, esp. one who inherits the position by right of birth. 1
- noun queen female sovereign 1
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Origin of queen
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English quene, quen, Old English cwēn woman, queen; cognate with Old Saxon quān, Old Norse kvān, Gothic qēns < Germanic *kwēni-; akin to Old Irish ben, Greek gynḗ woman, Russian zhená, Sanskrit jani wife
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Parts of speech for Queen
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
queen popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
queen usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for queen
noun queen
- monarch — a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor.
- sovereign — a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
- ruler — a person who rules or governs; sovereign.
- crowned head — a monarch
- empress — A female emperor.
Antonyms for queen
noun queen
- king — one of the 12 paladins of Charlemagne. Compare Roland.
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