English Explanatory Dictionary

Desdemona

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Othello's wife in Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, noted for being a victim of jealousy.
  2. An inner moon of the planet Uranus.
  3. 666 Desdemona, a main-belt asteroid discovered in 1908.

Pronunciation

/ˌdɛzdəˈmoʊnə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Desdemona.wav

Word forms

Desdemona Disdemona

Etymology

Coined based on Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-) + δαίμων (daímōn), hence "ill-fated, unfortunate".

Antonyms

Eudaimonia

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 苔絲德蒙娜 /苔丝德蒙娜 Esperanto: Dezdemono Finnish: Desdemona French: Desdémone Polish: Desdemona Portuguese: Desdêmona Russian: Дездемона
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