madame

CEFRB1

/mˈædəm/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A polite title or form of address for a woman.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A title equivalent to Mrs. or Ms., used for French-speaking women and (by custom) certain other individuals. It is abbreviated as Mme.

Examples

  • Could you tell me the way to Madame Tussaud's?

  • Madame de Pompadour helped establish the Rococo style.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Alternative letter-case form of madame.

More examples

In context

  • 'Madame Butterfly' is set in Nagasaki.

  • Soong Mei-ling is often known as Madame Chiang Kai-Shek.

  • The Queen welcomed President and Madame De Gaulle.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

At the French restaurant, the waiter greeted the married woman with a polite blank.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from French madame, from Old French ma dame (“my lady”). Doublet of madam and Madonna.