menagerie
Syllables: me·na·ger·ie/məˈnæd͡ʒəɹɪ//məˈnæd͡ʒəɹi/
menagerie noun: a collection of live wild animals as an exhibition historically associated with the aristocracy and considered a precursor of modern zoos.
Noun
menagerie (plural menageries)
- A collection of live wild animals as an exhibition historically associated with the aristocracy and considered a precursor of modern zoos.
- Synonyms:
- zoo
- The enclosure where they are kept.
- In Sacramento a crazed woman opened the cages of a circus menagerie for fear the animals might starve to death, and had been mauled by a lioness.1949, Bruce Kiskaddon, George R. Stewart, Earth Abides
- Synonyms:
- zoo, zoological garden
- A diverse or miscellaneous group.
- [Brigitte] Bardot, the stunning, desirable beauty who once stood for sexual freedom for women, spent the latter part of her life at her home near Saint Tropez with her husband and a menagerie of pets.2025 December 28, Elizabeth Blair, “Brigitte Bardot, sex goddess of cinema, has died”, in NPR
- Synonyms:
- assortment, motley crew, hodgepodge, melange
- The orchestra of a theatre.
menagerie meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
menagerie in Tamil
- காட்டு விலங்குக் காட்சிச் சாலை, பலதரப்பட்ட, வித்தியாசமான மனிதர்கள்
menagerie in Urdu
- menagerie
- چڑیا گھر ciṛiyā ghar
menagerie in Bengali
- পশুশালা, বন্য পশুর সংগ্রহ
menagerie in Malayalam
- വന്യമൃഗശാല
More languagesFewer languages
- menagerie in Kannada
- ಮೃಗಸಂಗ್ರಹ, ಪ್ರಾಣಿಸಂಗ್ರಹ, ಮೃಗಾಲಯ, ಪ್ರಾಣಿಸಂಗ್ರಹಾಲಯ
Examples of menagerie in a sentence
- She brought home two new buns to join the menagerie!
- Whether the granite menagerie was Arbo’s idea or the sculptor’s vision is not clear.
- In the menagerie of subcontinental art, the horse and elephant are most common.
Synonyms of menagerie
Forms of menagerie
| plural | menageries |
|---|---|
| alternative form | ménagerie |
Origin of menagerie
From French ménagerie, derived from ménager (“to keep house”), household. Housekeeping used to include taking care of domestic animals.
Words formed from menagerie
Questions about menagerie
- What does menagerie mean?
- Menagerie means a collection of live wild animals as an exhibition historically associated with the aristocracy and considered a precursor of modern zoos.
- What is menagerie in Tamil?
- Menagerie in Tamil is காட்டு விலங்குக் காட்சிச் சாலை, பலதரப்பட்ட, வித்தியாசமான மனிதர்கள். See Menagerie meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is menagerie?
- Menagerie is a noun.
- How do you pronounce menagerie?
- Menagerie is pronounced /məˈnæd͡ʒəɹɪ/.
- What is the plural of menagerie?
- The plural of menagerie is menageries.
Words near menagerie in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: menagerie (page history and authors); menagerie (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); چڑیا گھر (Urdu) (page history and authors); menagerie (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); menagerie (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); menagerie (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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