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queen

queen

549 1.0
A woman who rules a country or is the king's wife
  • noun
  • /kwin/
translation icon : reina
  • She looks like the Queen in full regalia.
  • kings and queens
  • the queen's ministers
  • the queen's cabinet

I got mine on the Queen's Birthday Honours.

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Examples

  • I demand to see the queen.

  • This is the Queen on her coronation day.

  • What does the queen think?

  • Well, did anyone here know that Queen Mary I existed?

  • Your father was a king, your mother was a queen, which makes you a certified prince.

  • We come in peace, and we seek an audience with your queen and her council of sages.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Obviously, we knew that the Queen's health wasn't the best.

  • After much singing, music, and dancing, the constable escorted the king and queen to their suite.

    Academic text (2011)
  • By 1891, when Liliuokalani became queen, two powerful factions had developed in Hawaiian politics.

    Academic text (1992)
  • This is the queen on her coronation day.

Synonyms

monarch
vsqueen
41 5.1

A king or queen who rules a country and usually gets the job by birth

is gender specific, referring only to women who are rulers or royal wives
queen mother
vsqueen
  • Formal
3 6.1

The mother of the current king or queen who keeps the title after her child becomes ruler

is broader, naming rulers and royal wives beyond just a monarch's mother
crowned head
vsqueen
  • Literature
1 7.8

A king or queen who rules because they get the position from their family

is focused on female holders of royal or marital status rather than all sovereigns
maharani
vsqueen
1 9.9

A queen or princess in India, often the wife of an Indian king

is the general term covering queens across cultures, not only Indian royalty
female monarch
vsqueen
1 5.4

A woman who rules a country, for example a queen

includes both a ruling woman and women linked to kings by marriage or widowhood
queen regnant
vsqueen
8.3

A woman who rules a country because she inherited the throne

covers this ruling woman but also women who are wives or widows of kings
queen consort
vsqueen
  • Formal
6.4

A woman who is the wife of a king but does not rule

also covers ruling women and widows, not only a king's spouse
queen dowager
vsqueen
  • Formal
8.4

A king's widow who keeps the title of queen after his death

includes this widow status as well as ruling or consort roles
queen regent
vsqueen
7.4

A woman who rules a country because the king cannot, often until the heir is old enough

also refers to full sovereigns and women with royal marital or widow roles
Her Maj
vsqueen
  • UK
9.6

A short respectful name for the queen of the United Kingdom

is a neutral definition that names both ruling women and royal spouses or widows

Antonyms

1.0

A man who rules a country and usually gets the job from his family

Idioms

9.9

Words people say to show relief or that something no longer matters

Compounds

drama queen
  • Offensive
25 7.1

A person who often reacts to small problems in a very emotional way

A woman who is the official ruler of England

queen bee
  • Informal
5 5.8

A woman who is most influential in a social group

5 3.2

A bed or mattress size larger than a double and smaller than a king, about 60 by 80 inches

4 9.9

An insulting name for a woman said to unfairly take government money, often used to express racist ideas

ice queen
  • Offensive
3 8.5

A woman who seems cold and not open about her feelings

queen mother
  • Formal
3 6.1

The mother of the current king or queen who keeps the title after her child becomes ruler

2 3.0

A bed or mattress larger than a double and smaller than a king

A wild plant with many thin leaves and groups of small white flowers like a carrot that grows in fields

1 3.4

A fertile female bee in a hive that lays all the eggs

coupon queen
  • Informal
1 6.7

A woman who finds and uses coupons to save money

1 8.8

A girl chosen to lead a May Day festival and represent spring

A climbing cactus with large fragrant flowers that open at night

Queen of Sheba
  • Literature
1 8.2

A famous queen known for her wisdom and great wealth who visited King Solomon

1 9.6

A girl chosen to lead May Day celebrations wearing a crown of flowers

size queen
  • Slang
1 9.9

A person who prefers larger sizes when buying things like bags or TVs

9.9

An insulting word for a man who hides that he is gay

complain queen
  • Informal
9.5

A woman or girl who often says she is unhappy about small things

faux queen
  • Neologism
9.9

A woman who pretends to be a queen but has no real royal title

hangar queen
  • Jargon
9.9

An aircraft that stays on the ground because it needs frequent repairs

A royal woman from ancient Nubia or a woman seen as strong, proud, and beautiful

queen consort
  • Formal
6.4

A woman who is the wife of a king but does not rule

queen dowager
  • Formal
8.4

A king's widow who keeps the title of queen after his death

A long bay of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia, Canada

A nickname for Charlotte, the biggest city in North Carolina

queen post
  • Specialized
9.0

A vertical support between the main roof beams that holds the middle of the roof

A woman who rules a country because the king cannot, often until the heir is old enough

A woman who rules a country because she inherited the throne

queen triggerfish
  • Specialized
9.9

A brightly colored tropical fish with a deep body and long spines on its top fin, often near coral reefs

A region of Antarctica claimed by Norway between Enderby Land and the Weddell Sea

queen mole rat
  • Specialized
9.2

A larger female in a colony of naked mole rats who is the only one to have babies

queen of beasts
  • Literature
8.4

A lion or lioness people see as very strong and noble

A female model who appears at car races to pose and promote teams

A person who currently holds the title of a beauty contest

9.9

A woman chosen at a farm fair to represent and support rice farmers

sea queen
  • Literature
9.9

A woman who leads pirates at sea, often in old Viking stories

slay queen
  • South African
9.9

A woman who wears bold clothes and shows great confidence

snow queen
  • Offensive
8.2

A woman who seems emotionally cold, often a very skilled ice skater

How Royal

queen
549 1.0
princess
392 1.0
duchess
19 5.5
noble
63 5.3

Surface Forms

queen singular
queens plural

Etymology

The word queen comes from an old English word cwen meaning 'woman' or 'wife'. Over time it came to mean the top female ruler, so a queen is a female sovereign.