Definition of QUEAN

quean

Plural: queans

Noun

  • An impudent or ill-behaved woman; an outdated term for prostitute.
  • A woman, now especially an impudent or disreputable woman; a prostitute.
  • A young woman, a girl; a daughter.

Examples

  • He scored surprisingly well with the obscure word QUEAN, despite its dated connotation.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English quene (“young, robust woman”), from Old English cwene (“woman, female serf”), from Proto-West Germanic *kwenā, from Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ (“woman”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn (“woman”). Doublet of gyne and queen.
Cognate with Dutch kween (“a barren woman, a barren cow”), Low German quene (“barren cow, heifer”), German Kone (“wife”), Swedish kvinna (“woman”), Icelandic kona (“woman”), Gothic 𐌵𐌹𐌽𐍉 (qinō, “woman”), 𐌵𐌴𐌽𐍃 (qēns, “wife”).

Scrabble Score: 14

quean: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
quean: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
quean: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

quean: valid Words With Friends Word