Scheherazade

noun

Sche·​her·​a·​zade shə-ˌher-ə-ˈzäd How to pronounce Scheherazade (audio)
-ˈzä-də, 
-dē
: the fictional wife of a sultan and the narrator of the tales in the Arabian Nights' Entertainments

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Elsewhere, wispier chiffons in a palette of sand and gem tones will add to the feeling of Scheherazade. — Ari Stark, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026 Like Scheherazade telling stories to save her own life, the pigtailed scuba diver must convince the shark that there are better things to eat than herself. — Elise Broach, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 Concertmaster Erin Keefe’s violin playing acted as the voice of Scheherazade in the work, weaving a tale with life-or-death urgency. — Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026 The author of One Thousand and One Nights placed Scheherazade to tell her tales and Aladdin to find his magic lamp in the Uzbek city of Samarkand. — Daphne Beal, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Nov. 2017 See All Example Sentences for Scheherazade

Word History

Etymology

German Scheherezade, from Persian Shīrazād

First Known Use

1728, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Scheherazade was in 1728

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“Scheherazade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Scheherazade. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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