southern belle
southern belle is the alternative form of Southern belle.
Noun capitalized: Southern belle
Southern belle (plural Southern belles)
- A beautiful, archetypal (especially upper class) white woman of the Southern United States.
- [S]he [Edwina, mother of Tennessee Williams] was indeed Amanda [Wingfield, character in Williams' play The Glass Menagerie] in the flesh: a doughty chatterbox from Ohio who adopted the manner of a Southern belle and eschewed both drink and sex to the greatest extent possible.2014 November 14, Blake Bailey, “'Tennessee Williams,' by John Lahr [print version: Theatrical victory of art over life, International New York Times, 18 November 2014, p. 13]”, in The New York Times
- Synonyms:
- Scarlet O'Hara
Synonyms of southern belle
Forms of southern belle
| plural | southern belles |
|---|---|
| plural | Southern belles |
| alternative form | southern belle |
Questions about southern belle
- What does southern belle mean?
- Southern belle means a beautiful, archetypal (especially upper class) white woman of the Southern United States.
- What is southern belle the alternative form of?
- Southern belle is the alternative form of Southern belle.
- What part of speech is southern belle?
- Southern belle is a noun.
- What is the plural of southern belle?
- The plural of southern belle is southern belles.
Words near southern belle in the dictionary
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