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miss vs dame

dame vs miss

miss and dame both are nouns.

miss is a verb but dame is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
miss Yes No Yes No
dame Yes No No No
As nouns, dame is a hyponym of miss; that is, dame is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than miss:
  • miss: a young female
  • dame: informal terms for a (young) woman
miss (noun) dame (noun)
a failure to hit (or meet or find etc) informal terms for a (young) woman
a young female a woman of refinement
miss (verb) dame (verb)
leave undone or leave out
fail to experience
fail to reach
feel or suffer from the lack of
fail to reach or get to
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
be without
fail to attend an event or activity
be absent
Difference between miss and dame

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