Word.ws English Dictionary

Semiramis

Semiramis proper noun: a legendary queen of Assyria.

Proper noun

Semiramis

  1. A legendary queen of Assyria.
    • The hair fell in curls over the face, and was gathered up behind in a knot, from which hung some rich ringlets. These, however, did not conceal the haughty turn of the head, erect like that of a young Semiramis.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter I, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 12

Origin of Semiramis

From Latin Semīramis, from Ancient Greek Σεμῑ́ραμις (Semī́ramis), ultimately Akkadian in origin.

Questions about Semiramis

What does Semiramis mean?
Semiramis means a legendary queen of Assyria.
What part of speech is Semiramis?
Semiramis is a proper noun.

Words near Semiramis in the dictionary

  1. semiracist
  2. semiradial
  3. semiradiate
  4. semiradical
  5. semiradicals
  6. Semiramis
  7. semirandom
  8. semirandomized
  9. semirandomly
  10. semirant
  11. semirants

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Semiramis (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.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “Semiramis.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/semiramis. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.