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Psychological phenomenon
The Lady Macbeth effect or Macbeth effect is a phenomenon in psychology where a sense of shame or moral failure may increase cleaning and cleanliness-seeking
Lady_Macbeth_effect
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Lady Macbeth in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lady Macbeth is a character from William Shakespeare's play Macbeth. Lady Macbeth may also refer
Lady_Macbeth_(disambiguation)
Play by William Shakespeare
her Lady Macbeth to London in 1863 in Italian, and again in 1873 in an English translation cut in such a way as to be, in effect, Lady Macbeth's tragedy
Macbeth
Irrelevant speech effect Kappa effect Kewpie doll effect Kinetic depth effect Kuleshov effect Lady Macbeth effect Lake Wobegon effect Lawn dart effect Less-is-better
List_of_psychological_effects
Painting by John Singer Sargent
Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth is an oil painting by John Singer Sargent, now in Tate Britain, in London. Painted in 1889, it depicts actress Ellen Terry
Ellen_Terry_as_Lady_Macbeth
Opera by Giuseppe Verdi
"from Verdi's insistence came Lady Macbeth's gripping scene." With the addition of music for Lady Macbeth, Macbeth's aria in Act 3 was completely re-written—as
Macbeth_(Verdi)
Abstract state of being clean and free from dirt
methods and products Hygiene – Practices performed to preserve health Lady Macbeth effect – Psychological phenomenon Pollution – Adverse environmental contamination
Cleanliness
Bathing or washing as a religious ritual
spellworking. Bathing the dead Churching of women Eleusinian Mysteries Lady Macbeth effect Law of contagion Lustral basin Water and religion Kazen, Thomas (27
Ritual_purification
Psychological term related to self-image
superiority Lady Macbeth effect List of cognitive biases Noble cause corruption Prejudice Rebound effect Risk compensation Self-serving bias SnackWell effect Virtue
Self-licensing
Unpleasant self-conscious emotion
portal Acquiescence Badge of shame Cognitive dissonance Haya (Islam) Lady Macbeth effect Online shaming Psychological projection Reintegrative shaming Scopophobia
Shame
Euphemism for the play Macbeth
referred to as the Scottish King or Scottish Lord. Lady Macbeth is often referred to as the Scottish Lady or Lady M. However, one of the most popular traditions
The_Scottish_Play
Tendency to remember one's choices as better than they actually were
of the Lady Macbeth effect showed reduced choice-supportive bias by having participants engage in washing. However, the underlying general effect has not
Choice-supportive_bias
Phenomena in Mexican American society
Cognitive dissonance Embarrassment Guilt (emotion) Haya (Islam) Lady Macbeth effect Barrigas, Miguel Diaz (2001). "Vergüenza and Changing Chicano and
Vergüenza_(social_concept)
English actress
actress. She was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance as Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, at Chichester Festival Theatre and the West End and Broadway and
Kate_Fleetwood
judgement and intergroup relations. Social psychology Self-licensing Lady Macbeth effect Self-serving bias Self-image Social identity theory Self-concept
Moral_cleansing_theory
1823 essay by Thomas De Quincey
by the knocking at the gate in Act II of Macbeth after King Duncan is killed. The knocking created an effect for him that "reflected back upon the murder
On the Knocking at the Gate in Macbeth
On_the_Knocking_at_the_Gate_in_Macbeth
American actress (born 1958)
stage with the Colorado Shakespeare Festival company in 1980, and played Lady Macbeth in 1984 at the American Conservatory Theater. She made her Broadway debut
Annette_Bening
Scottish actress (born 1956)
Coming Alive on BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio Shakespeare: Macbeth (Dramatised) on BBC Radio 3 as Lady Macbeth R.L. Stevenson's Weir Of Hermiston on BBC Radio 4
Phyllis_Logan
British actress (born 1965)
2009 at the Wayback Machine, National Theatre, London, UK. Paul Taylor, Macbeth, Barbican Centre, London, The Independent, 29 March 2010. "Gemma Arterton
Anastasia_Hille
British actress and narrator
Actress in a Supporting Role. In 2023-2024 she played Lady Macbeth opposite Ralph Fiennes in Macbeth at a number of UK theatres and at the Shakespeare Theatre
Indira_Varma
Juliet, in Romeo and Juliet Katherina, in The Taming of the Shrew Lady Macbeth, in Macbeth Lavinia Andronicus, in Titus Andronicus Miranda, in The Tempest
Women_in_Shakespeare's_works
British television documentary series
production. The title of the series alludes to Macbeth's soliloquy in Act 5 Scene 5 after Lady Macbeth's death ("And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
All Our Yesterdays (TV series)
All_Our_Yesterdays_(TV_series)
American actor (born 1955)
his professional acting debut as Lennox in the 1981 Broadway revival of Macbeth. The following year, he portrayed Cassio acting opposite Christopher Plummer
Kelsey_Grammer
British theatre director (born 1940)
Nunn directed the RSC production of Macbeth starring Ian McKellen in the title role and Judi Dench as Lady Macbeth in 1976. Nunn staged the action of the
Trevor_Nunn
English actor (1933–1995)
("Holmes is the hardest part I have ever played—harder than Hamlet or Macbeth") Brett made few other acting appearances, and he is now widely considered
Jeremy_Brett
Fictional noblewoman in The Lord of the Rings
of the Nazgûl, in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. This fulfils the Macbeth-like prophecy that he would not be killed by a man. Éowyn's brief courtship
Éowyn
First Lady of the United States from 2021 to 2025
that her drive to remain in power in Washington made her comparable to Lady Macbeth. As political pressure mounted on Joe Biden, his circle of close advisors
Jill_Biden
Gale 2003, pp. 370–2. Macmillan 2002. BUFVC: Macbeth (1908) n.d. BUFVC: Macbeth (1911) n.d. BUFVC: Macbeth (1913) n.d. Bennett 2015. Bennett 2008. Buchanan
List of William Shakespeare screen adaptations
List_of_William_Shakespeare_screen_adaptations
Style of the English poet and playwright
and pale At what it did so freely? — Lady Macbeth, in William Shakespeare, Macbeth, I.VII.35–8. And in Macbeth's preceding speech: And Pity, like a naked
Shakespeare's_writing_style
English actor (1903–1988)
Arc (1948). He performed in two Shakespearean films: the Orson Welles Macbeth (1948), in which he played a priest that Welles added to the story, who
Alan_Napier
American actor and producer (born 1957)
further critical acclaim for her performances as Lady Macbeth in Joel Coen's The Tragedy of Macbeth and Lucinda Krementz in Wes Anderson's The French
Frances_McDormand
House of Alpin. Duncan was killed in battle by Macbeth, another maternal grandson of Malcolm II. Macbeth came to power in 1040 after killing Duncan I in
List_of_Scottish_monarchs
English actor and film director (born 1975)
film 2014 Let's Be Cops Mossi Kasic Instruments of Darkness Banquo after Macbeth 2015 Jupiter Ascending Maximilian Jones Survivor Paul Anderson 2016 Guernica
James_D'Arcy
Book by William Hazlitt
resolution almost covers the magnitude of her guilt." But in effect Macbeth and Lady Macbeth exchange places as the action develops. He "becomes more callous
Characters of Shakespear's Plays
Characters_of_Shakespear's_Plays
English actor and director (born 1962)
stage as Macbeth in late 2023 as part of Simon Godwin's touring production in the UK. The play, which also starred Indira Varma as Lady Macbeth, was a success
Ralph_Fiennes
British actress (1904–1990)
of the United States – in three weeks she had to learn the parts of Lady Macbeth, Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, the Queen in Hamlet ('but I should
Fabia_Drake
English actress
Stage appearances included the Shakespearian roles Juliet, Ophelia and Lady Macbeth; she was also well known for giving readings of plays. Heraud was born
Edith_Heraud
English memoirist (1920–2021)
by Lady Eden over her husband. For example, Lady Jebb, wife of the British ambassador in Paris, alluded in her diary to Shakespeare's Lady Macbeth and
Clarissa_Eden
controlling spirits like vetalas. Banquo from William Shakespeare's 1606 play Macbeth The Canterville Ghost of Oscar Wilde's popular 1887 short story of the
List_of_ghosts
American actor (1905–1975)
of the Earth (1948) and Orson Welles cast him as Ross in his version of Macbeth in the same year. Welles used Dierkes again in his Touch of Evil (1958)
John_Dierkes
9th episode of the 2nd season of The Ren & Stimpy Show
invisible dirt, but it won't come off (in reference to Macbeth by Shakespeare, when Lady Macbeth begins to believe she is unable to wash her hands of blood
Stimpy's_Fan_Club
English actress (1711–1768)
Measure for Measure, Queen Katharine, Calista, Andromache, Lady in Comus, Abra-Mulé, Lady Macbeth, Queen in Richard III, Portia in Julius Cæsar, Aspasia,
Hannah_Pritchard
Australian actress (born 1978)
of roles at the Melbourne Theatre Company: Ophelia in Hamlet, Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. She made her Canadian theatrical
Hélène_Joy
Superstitions particular to actors or the theatre
One version of this legend claims that it was the actress who played Lady Macbeth who died during the play's first production run and that Shakespeare
Theatrical_superstitions
English actor (born 1981)
and was given the lead role in an adaptation of William Shakespeare's Macbeth, performing at international venues and at central London's Bloomsbury
O-T_Fagbenle
Italian opera composer (1813–1901)
beautiful, and I would like Lady Macbeth's twisted and ugly. Tadolini sings to perfection, and I don't wish Lady Macbeth to sing at all. Tadolini has
Giuseppe_Verdi
British dressmaker (1856–1932)
costume made for Ellen Terry in 1888 when she was playing the role of Lady Macbeth. Designed by Alice Comyns Carr and crocheted by Nettleship to simulate
Ada_Nettleship
American actor (1907–1993)
production of Macbeth, and the Katharine Cornell production of Romeo and Juliet. On October 17, 1950, he co-starred in "The Vanishing Lady" on the television
Jeff_Morrow
English media advisor (born 1988)
has been exaggerated for sexist purposes; she has been likened to both Lady Macbeth and Marie Antoinette ("Carrie Antoinette") by her critics. Writing in
Carrie_Johnson
Literary, dramatic or musical work or genre
from a burlesque of Macbeth: Macbeth and Banquo enter under an umbrella, and the witches greet them with "Hail! hail! hail!" Macbeth asks Banquo, "What
Burlesque
British actress (1867–1942)
roles in 1906 at Stratford upon Avon, where she played Lady Macbeth to her husband's Macbeth, and in 1910 they starred together in Herbert Beerbohm Tree's
Violet_Vanbrugh
British actor (born 1971)
supporting player with the Royal Shakespeare Company's productions of Macbeth and The Duchess of Malfi, as well as Hamlet and Four Alice Bakers with
Richard_Armitage_(actor)
"Voodoo" Macbeth with an all-black cast, set on a mythical Caribbean island modeled upon 19th-century Haiti Cast: Jack Carter (Macbeth), Edna Thomas (Lady Macbeth)
Orson_Welles_theatre_credits
There is only power, greed, hatred, crime and revenge. […] Between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, there is no love at all. They support each other… strategically
No_Borders_Orchestra
Former independent repertory theatre company in New York City
adaptation of William Shakespeare's Macbeth with an entirely African-American cast. It became known as the Voodoo Macbeth because Welles changed the setting
Mercury_Theatre
1985 Japanese film by Akira Kurosawa
career. In 1957, Kurosawa directed Throne of Blood, based on Shakespeare's Macbeth. In 1960, he directed the film The Bad Sleep Well, based on Hamlet. All
Ran_(film)
Sleeping phenomenon combined with wakefulness
sleepwalking scene (Act V Scene 1) from William Shakespeare's tragic play Macbeth (1606) is one of the most famous scenes in all of literature. In Walley
Sleepwalking
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
cruelty". In Macbeth, the shortest and most compressed of Shakespeare's tragedies, uncontrollable ambition incites Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth, to murder
William_Shakespeare
SF novel series by Peter F. Hamilton
the purposes of public morale. Joshua Calvert: Captain of the starship Lady Macbeth, Joshua Calvert is one of the main protagonists of the story. Like his
The_Night's_Dawn_Trilogy
17th-century play by Thomas Middleton
in both The Witch and William Shakespeare's Macbeth. Middleton's play gives the full lyrics, whereas Macbeth only mentions the song titles in stage cues
The_Witch_(play)
Scottish actress, director and writer
character in Edwin Morgan's English translation of Racine's Phèdre, and Lady Macbeth. In film, she starred alongside Celia Imrie in Margaret Tait's Blue Black
Gerda_Stevenson
British costume designer and writer (1850–1927)
used beetle wings to create an iridescent effect worn by Terry as Lady Macbeth in the Shakespeare play Macbeth. It was designed by Carr and crocheted by
Alice_Comyns_Carr
2025–2026 concert tour by Lady Gaga
Elizabethan corsetry and metallic studs in an homage to Thierry Mugler's 1985 Lady Macbeth design, and symbolizing the tension between control and chaos. Another
The_Mayhem_Ball
Irish-English actor (1940–2023)
many productions of works by William Shakespeare such as Othello, Hamlet, Macbeth, and Coriolanus. Gambon was nominated for thirteen Olivier Awards, winning
Michael_Gambon
British actress (1934–2024)
Elizabeth in Richard III (1977), Rosalind in As You Like It and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth (1978). Smith would return to Broadway in Tom Stoppard's original
Maggie_Smith
Russian writer and novelist (1831–1895)
Russian society using mostly short literary forms. His major works include Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (1865), which was later made into an opera by Shostakovich);
Nikolai_Leskov
American opera singer (1909–1990
Aida. Her repertoire included other Verdi heroines like Leonora and Lady Macbeth, Santuzza from Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana, Minnie in Puccini's La
Florence_Kirk
British-American theatre and film producer, actor, and teacher (1902–1988)
and assigned him to direct Macbeth for the FTP's Negro Theater Unit, a production that became known as the "Voodoo Macbeth", as it was set in the Haitian
John_Houseman
Scottish actor (1937–2025)
The Front Page, National Theatre at the Old Vic, July 1972 Macduff in Macbeth, National Theatre, November 1972 Oronte in The Misanthrope, National Theatre
Gawn_Grainger
American actress (1925–2013)
category. Other Broadway credits include The Playboy of the Western World, Macbeth, The Member of the Wedding, A Shot in the Dark, Skyscraper, And Miss Reardon
Julie_Harris
American politician and diplomat (born 1947)
between her and Lady Macbeth. When Bill Clinton took office as president in January 1993, Hillary Rodham Clinton became the first lady. Her press secretary
Hillary_Clinton
Legal evidence of a guilty conscience
and the criminal mind. Shakespearean scholar A. C. Bradley describes Macbeth's "consciousness of guilt" as "stronger in him than the consciousness of
Consciousness_of_guilt
Anglican cathedral in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
film Assassin's Creed shot scenes in Ely Cathedral in July 2013. The film Macbeth used the cathedral for filming in February and March 2014. In 2016 the
Ely_Cathedral
Australian actress
productions of Ray Lawler’s Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (2012), The Effect (2013), After Dinner (2015), The Harp in the South: Part One and Part Two
Helen_Thomson_(actress)
1996 SF novel by Peter F. Hamilton
area of the Confederation. Calvert has inherited a trader starship, the Lady MacBeth, from his late father, but the ship was heavily damaged in an unknown
The_Reality_Dysfunction
Intentional killing of a monarch
has also been explored in media and the arts through pieces like Macbeth (Macbeth's killing of King Duncan). Scholars have found that regicide is particularly
Regicide
2016 film
February 2018. Lewis, Hilary (5 May 2017). "Montclair Film Festival: 'Lady Macbeth,' 'Strong Island' Among Award Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived
Maudie_(film)
Canadian-American actress (1924–1991)
have a positive effect on my career, as well as Joe's, but I missed the shouting. She played Shakespeare's Cleopatra and Lady Macbeth for Papp and years
Colleen_Dewhurst
BBC television series, 1992 to 1994
type: Cel animation Alec McCowen as Narrator Brian Cox as Macbeth Zoë Wanamaker as Lady Macbeth Laurence Payne as Duncan Patrick Brennan as Banquo Clive
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Shakespeare:_The_Animated_Tales
1919 critique essay by T.S. Eliot
in his other works. As an example, he references a scene in Macbeth in which Lady Macbeth is sleepwalking and the imagined sensory impressions Shakespeare
Hamlet_and_His_Problems
American actress
to the Theatre Royal, Melbourne, in May 1876, and played Lady Macbeth to Henry Talbot's Macbeth in June. She played Naomi Tighe in School and Polly Eccles
Eleanor_Carey_(actress)
American actress (1919–2001)
from the original on September 16, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024. "Macbeth". California Artists Radio Theatre. Retrieved August 6, 2024. "'Plot to
Kathleen_Freeman
Genre of variety show
from a burlesque of Macbeth: Macbeth and Banquo enter under an umbrella, and the witches greet them with "Hail! hail! hail!" Macbeth asks Banquo, "What
American_burlesque
Former president and COO of Theranos
Andrews on Sunny Balwani's Relationship With Elizabeth Holmes: 'Sunny Is Lady Macbeth!'". Variety. Retrieved March 23, 2022. Taylor Dunn (March 14, 2019).
Sunny_Balwani
American-Canadian actress and singer (born 1969)
Princess line. She also played a role in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Lady Marmalade in the episode "The Haunting". In December 2016, Summer reprised
Cree_Summer
English actor (born 1940)
how my father inserted himself into my work. I've grown a moustache for Macbeth. My father didn't have one, but when I looked in the mirror just before
Patrick_Stewart
British actor, director and writer (1941–2008)
Violin time; or, the Lady from Montségur (ISBN 0-413-70960-4) 2000 - Wol Wantok (ISBN 1-84166-039-6) - a pidgin English version of Macbeth 2011 - Coveney,
Ken_Campbell
USA theatre company 1935–1939
most popular production was the third, which came to be called the Voodoo Macbeth (1936), director Orson Welles's adaptation of Shakespeare's play set on
Federal_Theatre_Project
Housewife Love Story The Virgin and the Gypsy Tora! Tora! Tora! 1971: Macbeth The Boy Friend One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich The French Connection
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
National_Board_of_Review:_Top_Ten_Films
American actress (born 1974)
had left her on edge in her personal life. Comparing her character to Lady Macbeth, the critic Justin Chang wrote that Adams's "pertness has rarely seemed
Amy_Adams
50th edition of Canadian film festival
all three festivals; however, moving the festival would have had a ripple effect on other Canadian film festivals, such as Cinéfest Sudbury, the Atlantic
2025 Toronto International Film Festival
2025_Toronto_International_Film_Festival
American and Greek soprano (1923–1977)
coloratura pieces, including in a 1952 RAI recital in which she opened with "Lady Macbeth's" letter scene, followed by the "Mad Scene" from Lucia di Lammermoor
Maria_Callas
American actress (born 1943)
Opposite David Birney, she appeared as Lady Macbeth in the Grove Shakespeare Festival's production of Macbeth, produced by Charles Johanson. Van Ark has
Joan_Van_Ark
Swiss artist and writer (1741–1825)
Kriemhild and Gunther, 1807 Romeo stabs Paris at the bier of Juliet, c. 1809 Lady Macbeth Seizing the Daggers, 1810–1812 Puck, or Robin Goodfellow, c. 1810–1820
Henry_Fuseli
Capulet Broadway Revivals (performed in repertory) As You Like It Jaques Macbeth Macbeth (alternate) 1991 Jelly's Last Jam Chimney Man World Premiere 1992 Original
Keith David on screen and stage
Keith_David_on_screen_and_stage
American film actress (1902–1985)
major role at the Play House was as the First Witch in a production of Macbeth. She would go on to play numerous comedic roles, including circus performer
Margaret_Hamilton_(actress)
Grand Theatre's former owner falls onto the stage during a performance of Macbeth. When exhumation of his supposed grave reveals yet another body, Murdoch
List of Murdoch Mysteries episodes
List_of_Murdoch_Mysteries_episodes
2011 Scenes From the Suburbs Yes No No Mourir Auprès De Toi Yes Yes Yes Macbeth 2013 Choose You Yes No No 2016 Kenzo World Yes Yes No Short commercial
Spike_Jonze_filmography
Ferdy. Note: Filmed August 11, 1967; title is from Act IV, Scene 1 of Macbeth; first Serena color episode. 112 5 "Cheap, Cheap" William Asher Ed Jurist
List_of_Bewitched_episodes
Annual Shakespeare festival in Vancouver
Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield. The Dark Lady by Jessica B. Hill. 2026 The Merry Wives of Windsor Macbeth Goblin:Oedipus a Spontaneous Theatre creation
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LADY MACBETH-EFFECT
LADY MACBETH-EFFECT
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Macbeth' Attendant to Macbeth.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English lady ‘lady’, ‘female head of a household’, hence a nickname for a woman who was ladylike or the head of a household or for an effeminate man.Polish : variant of Lada.Hungarian (Ládi) : habitational name for someone from Lád in Borsod county or Lad in Somogy county.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish (of Norman origin)
English and Irish (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Lassy in Calvados, named from a Gaulish personal name Lascius (of uncertain meaning) + the locative suffix -acum. The surname is widespread in Britain and Ireland, but most common in Nottinghamshire. In Ireland the family is associated particularly with County Limerick.
Girl/Female
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Macbeth' Lady Macbeth, with to Macbeth who urges him to murder Duncan, then later...
Female
English
Pet form of English Adelaide, LADY means "noble sort."Â In some instances it may be derived from the vocabulary word, meaning simply "lady."
Girl/Female
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Macbeth' Lady Macduff, wife to Macduff, murdered on Macbeth's orders.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : see Lavey.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Lambeth, now part of Greater London, named in Old English as ‘lamb hithe’, from Old English lamb ‘lamb’ + h̄th ‘hithe’, ‘landing place’, i.e. a place where lambs were put on board boat or taken ashore, no doubt in order to supply the meat markets of London on the other side of the river Thames.
Surname or Lastname
Norwegian
Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads, so named from Old Norse hlað ‘pile or stack’ (for example, of wood or stones) or ‘pavement’.North German : short form of Ladwig, a variant of Ludwig.English : topographic name for someone living by a road, path, or watercourse, Middle English lade, lode (Old English (ge)lÄd).
Boy/Male
Indian
Rays
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Christian
Combination of Mary and Beth
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the personal name Ady, a medieval pet form of Adam.
Girl/Female
Australian, British, Christian, English, German
Noble; Nobility
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, LACY means "lace-like."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; perhaps a respelling of Caddy.
Girl/Female
American, British, English, Irish, Jamaican
Pure; Rhythmic Flow of Sounds; Variant of Cady
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a servant, Middle English ladde. The word first appeared in the 13th century, with the meaning ‘servant’ or ‘man of humble birth’, the modern meaning of ‘young man’, ‘boy’ being a later shift.Most American bearers of this name trace their ancestry to a certain Daniel Ladd, who emigrated from London to Ipswich, MA, in 1634.
Boy/Male
Scottish Shakespearean
Son of Beth.
Boy/Male
Scottish
Son of Beathan.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Katie, CADY means "pure."Â
LADY MACBETH-EFFECT
LADY MACBETH-EFFECT
Girl/Female
Indian
Early morning sunlight, Passionate, Fertile, Illuminating
Girl/Female
British, English
Bird of Prey
Girl/Female
Indian
Goddess Durga, Goddess Parvati
Female
English
Latin form of Greek Kleopatra, CLEOPATRA means "glory of the father." Cleopatra VII reigned as Queen of Egypt from 51-30 B.C. She was born in 69 B.C. in Alexandria, Egypt and is believed to have been black African.Â
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend
Tristan's father.
Female
Portuguese
Portuguese pet form of Spanish Teresa, TEREZINHA means "harvester."Â
Boy/Male
Indian, Marathi
Name of King in Old Days; Part of Buddha
Girl/Female
Muslim
Rose, Sandal saffron mixed together in fragrance
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Person with Wealth of Words; Eloquent Woman
Male
German
Old German name derived from the word eg, EGON means "edge."
LADY MACBETH-EFFECT
LADY MACBETH-EFFECT
LADY MACBETH-EFFECT
LADY MACBETH-EFFECT
LADY MACBETH-EFFECT
v. t.
To point; to aim; as, to lay a gun.
n.
A woman of social distinction or position. In England, a title prefixed to the name of any woman whose husband is not of lower rank than a baron, or whose father was a nobleman not lower than an earl. The wife of a baronet or knight has the title of Lady by courtesy, but not by right.
v. t.
To throw in out. with a ladle or dipper; to dip; as, to lade water out of a tub, or into a cistern.
v. t.
To spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint.
v. t.
To present or offer; as, to lay an indictment in a particular county; to lay a scheme before one.
pl.
of Lady
n.
A guillemot; -- called also lavy.
v. t.
To place in position; to establish firmly; to arrange with regularity; to dispose in ranks or tiers; as, to lay a corner stone; to lay bricks in a wall; to lay the covers on a table.
v. t.
To impose, as a command or a duty; as, to lay commands on one.
n.
A lady; mistress.
v. t.
To bring forth and deposit; as, to lay eggs.
v. t.
To assume, or to represent, the person or character of; to personate; as, he impersonated Macbeth.
a.
Belonging or becoming to a lady; ladylike.
a.
Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother.
v. i.
To take a position; to come or go; as, to lay forward; to lay aloft.
v. t.
To cause to lie down, to be prostrate, or to lie against something; to put or set down; to deposit; as, to lay a book on the table; to lay a body in the grave; a shower lays the dust.
v. i.
To lay a wager; to bet.
v. t.
To state; to allege; as, to lay the venue.
superl.
Inactive; slothful; slow; sluggish; as, a lazy stream.