The lioness finally gave chase to the gazelle.
Source: tatoeba (851126)
Lioness
/ˈlaɪ.ə.nɪs/
Synonyms for "lioness" (24 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: adult female big cat, biddy, bitch, bossy, brood mare.
- Sentence evidence is available for lioness, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from opengloss, derived_reverse.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "lioness".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "lioness"
Keep "lioness" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "lioness" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "lioness", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "lioness" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
6 entriesMore specific
2 entriesAfrican lionessAsiatic lioness
Collocations
6 entriesadult lionessfemale lionhunting lionesslioness behaviornursing lionesspride of lionesses
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesTranslations
102 translations across 85 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- leeuin noun (female lion)
Albanian
1 entries- luaneshë noun (female lion)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- λέαινᾰ noun (female lion)
Arabic
3 entries- اسدة noun (female lion)
- لَبُؤَة noun (female lion)
- لَبْوَة noun (female lion)
Aramaic
2 entries- אריותא noun (female lion)
- ܐܪܝܘܬܐ noun (female lion)
Arbëresh
1 entries- lefe noun (female lion)
Armenian
1 entries- էգ առյուծ noun (female lion)
Asturian
1 entries- lleona noun (female lion)
Belarusian
2 entries- льві́ца noun (female lion)
- ільві́ца noun (female lion)
Bengali
1 entries- সিংহী noun (female lion)
Bulgarian
1 entries- лъви́ца noun (female lion)
Burmese
1 entries- ခြင်္သေ့မ noun (female lion)
Catalan
1 entries- lleona noun (female lion)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 母狮 noun (female lion)
- 母狮子 noun (female lion)
Coptic
1 entries- ⲗⲁⲃⲟⲓ noun (female lion)
Corsican
1 entries- lionessa noun (female lion)
Czech
1 entries- lvice noun (female lion)
Danish
2 entries- hunløve noun (female lion)
- løvinde noun (female lion)
Dutch
1 entries- leeuwin noun (female lion)
Egyptian
1 entries- U2:D4-t:E22 noun (female lion)
Esperanto
1 entries- leonino noun (female lion)
Finnish
1 entries- naarasleijona noun (female lion)
French
1 entries- lionne noun (female lion)
Galician
1 entries- leoa noun (female lion)
German
1 entries- Löwin noun (female lion)
Greek
2 entries- λέαινα noun (female lion)
- λιονταρίνα noun (female lion)
Gujarati
1 entries- સિંહિયો noun (female lion)
Hebrew
1 entries- לביאה noun (female lion)
Hindi
2 entries- शेरनी noun (female lion)
- सिंहनी noun (female lion)
Hungarian
3 entries- nőstény oroszlán noun (female lion)
- nőstényoroszlán noun (female lion)
- oroszlánhölgy noun (female lion)
Hunsrik
1 entries- Leevin noun (female lion)
Icelandic
1 entries- ljónynja noun (female lion)
Ido
1 entries- leonino noun (female lion)
Indonesian
1 entries- singa betina noun (female lion)
Interlingua
1 entries- leonessa noun (female lion)
Isoko
1 entries- ajalakpo noun (female lion)
Italian
1 entries- leonessa noun (female lion)
Japanese
2 entries- 母獅 noun (female lion)
- 雌ライオン noun (female lion)
Kannada
1 entries- ಸಿಂಹಿಣಿ noun (female lion)
Kazakh
1 entries- қаншыр noun (female lion)
Korean
1 entries- 암사자 noun (female lion)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- ургаачы арстан noun (female lion)
Latin
2 entries- lea noun (female lion)
- leaena noun (female lion)
Latvian
1 entries- lauvene noun (female lion)
Lithuanian
1 entries- liūtė noun (female lion)
Lower Sorbian
2 entries- lawica noun (female lion)
- lawowka noun (female lion)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- Léiwin noun (female lion)
Macedonian
1 entries- лавица noun (female lion)
Malay
1 entries- singa betina noun (female lion)
Maltese
1 entries- leoness noun (female lion)
Marathi
1 entries- सिंहीण noun (female lion)
Mongolian
2 entries- эрслэн noun (female lion)
- ᠡᠷᠰᠯᠡᠨ noun (female lion)
Neapolitan
1 entries- lionessa noun (female lion)
Nepali
1 entries- सिंहनी noun (female lion)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- løvinne noun (female lion)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- løvinne noun (female lion)
Pashto
1 entries- زمرۍ noun (female lion)
Polish
1 entries- lwica noun (female lion)
Portuguese
1 entries- leoa noun (female lion)
Punjabi
2 entries- شیرنِی noun (female lion)
- ਸ਼ੇਰਨੀ noun (female lion)
Romanian
1 entries- leoaică noun (female lion)
Russian
1 entries- льви́ца noun (female lion)
Sanskrit
1 entries- सिंहा noun (female lion)
Saraiki
1 entries- شِینہݨِی noun (female lion)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- ban-leòmhann noun (female lion)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- lavica noun (female lion)
- лавица noun (female lion)
Shona
1 entries- shumba hadzi noun (female lion)
Sicilian
1 entries- liuna noun (female lion)
Slovak
1 entries- levica noun (female lion)
Slovene
1 entries- levinja noun (female lion)
Spanish
1 entries- leona noun (female lion)
Sundanese
1 entries- singa bikang noun (female lion)
Swahili
1 entries- simba jike noun (female lion)
Swedish
2 entries- lejonhona noun (female lion)
- lejoninna noun (female lion)
Tamil
1 entries- பெண்சிங்கம் noun (female lion)
Telugu
1 entries- సివంగి noun (female lion)
Turkish
1 entries- dişi aslan noun (female lion)
Ugaritic
1 entries- 𐎍𐎁𐎛𐎚 noun (female lion)
Ukrainian
1 entries- леви́ця noun (female lion)
Upper Sorbian
1 entries- lawica noun (female lion)
Urdu
1 entries- شیرنی noun (female lion)
Vietnamese
1 entries- sư tử cái noun (female lion)
Volapük
1 entries- jilein noun (female lion)
West-Frisian
1 entries- liuwinne noun (female lion)
Yiddish
1 entries- לייביכע noun (female lion)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
I saw a lioness.
Source: tatoeba (6293823)
Not far away, screened by the forest, crouched Shiegra, the lioness, intent upon devouring the infant for her evening meal.
Source: tatoeba (7564642)
Juda is a lion's whelp: to the prey, my son, thou art gone up: resting thou hast couched as a lion, and as a lioness, who shall rouse him?
Source: tatoeba (7920493)
Showing 4 of 16 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "lioness"?
Closest matches include adult female big cat, biddy, bitch, bossy, brood mare.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "lioness"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.