English-Thai Dictionary
empress
N พระราชินี จักรพรรดินี queen pra-ra-chi-ne
empressement
N ความจริงใจ
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
EMPRESS
n.[Contracted from emperess. See Emperor. ] The consort or spouse of an emperor. 1. A female who governs an empire; a female invested with imperial power or sovereignty.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
EMPRESS
Em "press, n. Etym: [OE. empress, emperice, OF. empereis, empereris,fr. L. imperatrix, fem. of imperator. See Emperor. ]
1. The consort of an emperor. Shak.
2. A female sovereign.
3. A sovereign mistress. "Empress of my soul. " Shak. Empress cloth, a cloth for ladies' dresses, either wholly of wool, or with cotton warp and wool weft. It resembles merino, but is not twilled.
EMPRESSEMENT
EMPRESSEMENT Em `presse `ment ", n. [F., fr s'empresser to hasten. ]
Defn: Demonstrative warmth or cordiality of manner; display of enthusiasm.
He grasped my hand with a nervous empressement. Poe.
New American Oxford Dictionary
empress
em press |ˈempris ˈɛmprəs | ▶noun a female emperor. • the wife or widow of an emperor. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French emperesse, feminine of emperere (see emperor ).
empressement
em presse ment |ˌäNpresˈmäN ˌɒ̃prɛsˈmɒ̃ | ▶noun archaic animated eagerness or friendliness; effusion. ORIGIN from French, from empresser ‘rush eagerly. ’
empress tree
em press tree ▶noun a fast-growing paulownia widely grown as an ornamental in the US and now considered an ecological threat, in light of its prolific growth and reproductive capacity. [paulownia tomentosa, family Scrophulariaceae. ]
Oxford Dictionary
empress
empress |ˈɛmprɪs | ▶noun a female emperor. • the wife or widow of an emperor. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French emperesse, feminine of emperere (see emperor ).
empressement
empressement |ɒ̃ˈprɛsmɒ̃ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] archaic animated eagerness or friendliness; effusion. ORIGIN from French, from empresser ‘rush eagerly ’.
empress tree
em press tree ▶noun a fast-growing paulownia widely grown as an ornamental in the US and now considered an ecological threat, in light of its prolific growth and reproductive capacity. [paulownia tomentosa, family Scrophulariaceae. ]
American Oxford Thesaurus
empress
empress noun an exhibit of gowns worn by the empress: ruler, sovereign, queen, monarch, potentate; historical czarina.
Oxford Thesaurus
empress
empress noun the Empress of Austria: ruler, sovereign, monarch, potentate; Russian, historical tsarina; rare imperatrix, autarch, ethnarch.
French Dictionary
empressé
empressé , ée adj. adjectif Prévenant, attentif. : La bibliothécaire est très empressée auprès des habitués de la bibliothèque. SYNONYME attentionné ; dévoué .
empressement
empressement n. m. nom masculin Action de s ’empresser, ardeur. : Nos amis ont accepté notre invitation avec empressement.
empresser (s’)
empresser (s ’) v. pronom. verbe pronominal 1 Se hâter de. : Ils se sont empressés de partir. SYNONYME dépêcher . Note Syntaxique En ce sens, le verbe se construit avec la préposition de. 2 Montrer de l ’intérêt à l ’égard de quelqu ’un. : La foule s ’empressait autour des champions olympiques. SYNONYME presser . Note Grammaticale Le participe passé de ce verbe, qui n ’existe qu ’à la forme pronominale, s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Elles se sont empressées de venir aider les sinistrés. aimer
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
empress
em press /émprəs /名詞 複 ~es /-ɪz /C 1 〖通例the E- 〗女帝 , 皇后 (→emperor )▸ Her Majesty [H.M.] the Empress 女王 [皇后 ]陛下 ▸ an empress dowager 皇太后 2 ⦅比喩的に ⦆女帝 .