Historical Terms For Women

3 words in this vocabulary list

noun a derogatory term for a woman considered to be promiscuous or immoral

  • The society frowned upon the scandalous behavior of the hussy.
  • I heard she's been labeled as a hussy by some of the other girls.
  • She's always flirting with other guys, what a hussy!
  • The wind howled through the trees like a hussy in the night.

noun A woman who is not married, especially one who is no longer young and seems unlikely ever to marry.

  • The spinster lived alone in her quaint cottage on the edge of town.
  • My aunt is a spinster but she doesn't mind being single.
  • People used to call her the 'old maid' but she prefers the term spinster.
  • In a world full of relationships, she was seen as a spinster of independence.

noun A derogatory term for a promiscuous woman or prostitute

  • The historical play depicted the downfall of a nobleman seduced by a cunning strumpet.
  • I can't believe he left his wife for that strumpet!
  • She's nothing but a low-class strumpet, always causing drama.
  • The tabloids portrayed her as a strumpet for her scandalous behavior.