“And now all Narnia will be renewed.”īrowse related words in the Macmillan Thesaurus. “I’m ready now.” “Now you are a lioness,” said Aslan. “The Lionesses are also a distinctly northern group, with the majority of the 23-strong squad born in north-west or north-east England or Yorkshire.” Similarly, manager is nowadays generally preferred to manageress, and flight attendant to stewardess or air hostess. This is why terms like ‘poetess’ and ‘conductress’ have mostly fallen into disuse, and why many prefer the term ‘actor’ to ‘actress’ for a woman who acts. The -ess suffix can sometimes seem to suggest lesser worth or subordinate status, and as a result words ending in -ess that refer to jobs that are done by both men and women have tended to fall into disfavour. Other terms, like temptress, enchantress, songstress and huntress, have an old-fashioned or literary flavour. The young lion was symbolizing the rising Sun. African lions live on the grassy plains of southern and eastern Africa.
The lion’s mane is the only obvious sign of gender difference in the whole cat family. Another group relates to religious functions, such as goddess, priestess and prophetess. In Ancient Egypt, the lion was the symbol of power and fortune. It makes the lion look bigger than he really is and protects his throat from the claws and teeth of other males. Many are uncontroversial, such as those referring to roles and titles exclusive to women, like princess, baroness, duchess, and marchioness. There are many nouns in English ending in -ess that refer to women. The word lioness has highly positive connotations: of power, grace and tenacious defence of one’s young, to name a few. The team are known informally as The Lionesses, after the three heraldic lions that adorn both the women’s and the men’s team strip. The success of the England women’s football team in reaching the semi-final stage of the World Cup has created a lot of interest and excitement around the sport and its players. 28 January 1956 24 January 1961) was a female lion raised along with her sisters 'Big One' and 'Lustica' by game warden George Adamson and his wife Joy Adamson after they were orphaned at only a few days old. Lionesses are the primary hunting members of any pride, while lions are the primary feeders of those hunted food. It was first used in English in the 14th century. Lions and lionesses have a complicated relationship. The noun lioness is formed from the noun ‘lion’ and the suffix -ess, used to make nouns referring to female animals and women.
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