🇬🇧🇪🇸 damsel - damisela : English Lesson

Meaning of "damsel" ("damisela"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A damsel is a young woman or girl, usually in old stories or fairy tales, who people think needs help or rescuing—like a princess in a tower—but in modern stories she can also rescue herself.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The dragon tried to scare the damsel, but she just took a selfie with it and posted, "Hanging with my spicy lizard."

The damsel wrote a review of her tower: "Great view, terrible stairs, would not be kidnapped again."

The damsel joined a gym so she could carry her own suit of armor and surprise all the knights who underestimated her.

When the dragon roared at the damsel, she calmly handed it a toothbrush and said, "Your breath is the real danger here."

In many old fairy tales a "damsel in distress" waits to be rescued, but in newer stories the damsel often does the rescuing—and sometimes even saves the dragon too.

A damsel hung a red scarf from a high tower, calling for help. A child pointed: "Look, a damsel." A farmer saw the damsel and climbed a ladder. A tired knight lifted the damsel down. The damsel laughed, free at last, and the village cheered for the brave damsel. She smiled.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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