/ Dictionary / Index D damsel: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: dam•sel Pronunciation: (dam'zul), [key] — n. Literary. a young woman or girl; a maiden, originally one of gentle or noble birth. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: damsel (Thesaurus) Damrosch damsel bug Related Content Daily Word Quiz: portent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language