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Portrait of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Thomas Gainsborough. Lady Georgiana Cavendish, (1757–1806), an English socialite from the late 18th century. A socialite is a person, typically a woman from a wealthy or aristocratic background, who is prominent in high society. [1]
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In the English language, an honorific is a form of address conveying esteem, courtesy or respect. These can be titles prefixing a person's name, e.g.: Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms, Mx, Sir, Dame, Dr, Cllr, Lady, or Lord, or other titles or positions that can appear as a form of address without the person's name, as in Mr President, General, Captain, Father, Doctor, or Earl.
The term "a bag lady" is a euphemism for a woman who has fallen on hard times; a "lady of the night" is a polite term for a prostitute. In British English, "lady" is often, but not always, simply a courteous synonym for "woman". Public toilets are often distinguished by signs showing simply "Ladies" or "Gentlemen". "Lady" can have a formal and ...
Metonymy can sometimes be a form of synonymy: the White House is used as a synonym of the administration in referring to the U.S. executive branch under a specific president. [7] Thus, a metonym is a type of synonym, and the word metonym is a hyponym of the word synonym. [citation needed]
Sophisticated Lady" is a jazz standard. Sophisticated Lady may also refer to: Sophisticated Lady (Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass album) Sophisticated Lady (Julie London album) "Sophisticated Lady", a 1971 song by REO Speedwagon from R.E.O. Speedwagon