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Desdemona

Syllables: Des·de·mo·na/ˌdɛzdəˈmoʊnə/

Desdemona proper noun: othello's wife in Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, noted for being a victim of jealousy.

Proper noun

Desdemona

  1. Othello's wife in Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, noted for being a victim of jealousy.
    • As I looked out of the corner of my eye at this savagely picturesque fellow, wondering where was his Desdemona, a dainty and remarkably pretty piece of femininity entered the car, advanced to our table and sat herself beside Othello.1919, Lee Meriwether, The War Diary of a Diplomat
    • On the first of these days' amusements ( I know not what year ) Frank took offence at some attentions paid his Desdemona, and walked away next morning to London in wrath.1848, James Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson, page 77
  2. An inner moon of the planet Uranus.
  3. 666 Desdemona, a main-belt asteroid discovered in 1908.

Desdemona meaning in Malayalam

Desdemona in Malayalam

moon of Uranus
ഡെസ്ഡിമോണ ḍesḍimōṇa

Examples of Desdemona in a sentence

  • Luria, the Moor of Florence, is a sentimentally magnanimous Othello without his passions and without his Desdemona.2005, Boyd Litzinger, Donald Smalley, Robert Browning: The Critical Heritage, page 260:
  • Devastated by early losses, the narcissistic lover is unable to live with his Desdemona because he is unable to live without his idealization of her.2012, Alvin O. Korte, Nosotros: A Study of Everyday Meanings in Hispano New Mexico:

Antonyms of Desdemona

Forms of Desdemona

alternative formDisdemona

Origin of Desdemona

Coined based on Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-) + δαίμων (daímōn), hence "ill-fated, unfortunate".

Questions about Desdemona

What does Desdemona mean?
Desdemona means othello's wife in Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, noted for being a victim of jealousy.
What is Desdemona in Malayalam?
Desdemona in Malayalam is ഡെസ്ഡിമോണ (ḍesḍimōṇa). See Desdemona meaning in Malayalam.
How do you use Desdemona in a sentence?
Luria, the Moor of Florence, is a sentimentally magnanimous Othello without his passions and without his Desdemona.
What part of speech is Desdemona?
Desdemona is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Desdemona?
Desdemona is pronounced /ˌdɛzdəˈmoʊnə/ (US).

Words near Desdemona in the dictionary

  1. descums
  2. descurainolide
  3. descurainolides
  4. descurainoside
  5. descurainosides
  6. Desdemona
  7. Desdemonan
  8. Desdemonean
  9. Desdemonian
  10. Desderman
  11. dese

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