Mrs. vs. Miss
Mrs. is the term that is used for women who are currently married and care should be taken in referring to women with such a title since it does not depend on the educational level or for females who are single on the other hand, Miss is used when people are talking with a woman who is currently not married, the best example of this will be a girl who is currently enrolled in college and does not have any official relationship.
Key Differences
In Business terms, Miss is used for someone who does not work while Mrs. is saved for the women who are wives of people currently working in a company.
These two terms are used for women only.
The word Miss was obtained from Mistress and was mostly used for showing respect to women who were superior. Mrs. was used as an alternative to calling women by their names once they got married.
Janet White
Sep 19, 2022
The term Miss is used for women who are currently not in an official relationship or are unmarried while Mrs. is always utilized for the women who are officially married.
While writing letters and memos care is taken to refer to these two types separately because of the in-company antiquates.
Harlon Moss
Sep 19, 2022
Comparison Chart
Usage
Always used for the women who are officially married.
Used for women who are currently not in an official relationship
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Official Use
Used for the women who are wives of people currently working in a company
Used for someone who does not work
Origin
Refer women on an equal level
Obtained from Mistress.
Mrs. and Miss Definitions
Mrs.
Used as a courtesy title for a married, widowed, or divorced woman before her own surname or full name
Mrs. Doe.
Mrs. Jane Doe. See Usage Note at miss2.
Miss
To fail to hit, reach, catch, or otherwise make contact with
He swung at and missed the ball. The winger missed the pass. The ball missed the basket.
Mrs.
Used as a courtesy title for a married or widowed woman before the surname or full name of her husband
Mrs. Doe.
Mrs. John Doe.
Miss
To be too late for or fail to meet (a train, for example).
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Mrs.
Used in informal titles for a married woman to indicate the epitomizing of an attribute or activity
Mrs. Wonderful.
Mrs. Organization.
Miss
To fail to perceive, experience, or understand
I missed my favorite TV show last night. You completely missed the point of the film.
Mrs.
A form of address for a married woman
Miss
To fail to accomplish or achieve
Just missed setting a new record.
Miss
To fail to attend or perform
Never missed a day of work.
Miss
To fail to answer correctly
Missed three questions on the test.
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Miss
To fail to benefit from; let slip
Miss a chance.
Miss
To escape or avoid
We took a different way and missed the traffic jam.
Miss
To discover the absence or loss of
I missed my book after getting off the bus.
Miss
To be without; lack
A cart that is missing a wheel.
Miss
To feel the lack or loss of
Do you miss your family?.
Miss
To fail to hit or otherwise make contact with something
Took a shot near the goal and missed.
Miss
To be unsuccessful; fail
A money-making scheme that can't miss.
Miss
To misfire, as an internal-combustion engine.
Miss
A failure to hit or make contact with something.
Miss
A failure to be successful
The new movie was a miss.
Miss
The misfiring of an engine.
Miss
Miss Used as a courtesy title before the surname or full name of a girl or single woman.
Miss
Used as a form of polite address for a girl or young woman
I beg your pardon, miss.
Miss
A young unmarried woman.
Miss
Miss Used in informal titles for a young woman to indicate the epitomizing of an attribute or activity
Miss Organization.
Miss Opera.
Miss
Mis·ses A series of clothing sizes for women and girls of average height and proportions.
Miss
(ambitransitive) To fail to hit.
I missed the target.
I tried to kick the ball, but missed.
Miss
(transitive) To fail to achieve or attain.
To miss an opportunity
Miss
(transitive) To avoid; to escape.
The car just missed hitting a passer-by.
Miss
(transitive) To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret.
I miss you! Come home soon!
Miss
(transitive) To fail to understand;
Miss the joke
Miss
(transitive) To fail to notice; to have a shortcoming of perception; overlook.
So I'm just going over my early notes, see if I missed anything.
Miss
(transitive) To fail to attend.
Joe missed the meeting this morning.
Miss
(transitive) To be late for something (a means of transportation, a deadline, etc.).
I missed the plane!
Miss
(transitive) To be wanting; to lack something that should be present.
The car is missing essential features.
Miss
To spare someone of something unwanted or undesirable.
Miss me with that nonsense!
Miss
To fail to help the hand of a player.
Player A: J7. Player B: Q6. Table: 283. The flop missed both players!
Miss
(sports) To fail to score (a goal).
Miss
To go wrong; to err.
Miss
To be absent, deficient, or wanting.
Miss
A failure to hit.
Miss
A failure to obtain or accomplish.
Miss
An act of avoidance give}}
I think I’ll give the meeting a miss.
Miss
(computing) The situation where an item is not found in a cache and therefore needs to be explicitly loaded.
Miss
A title of respect for a young woman (usually unmarried) with or without a name used.
You may sit here, miss.
You may sit here, Miss Jones.
Miss
An unmarried woman; a girl.
Miss
A kept woman; a mistress.
Miss
(card games) In the game of three-card loo, an extra hand, dealt on the table, which may be substituted for the hand dealt to a player.
Miss
A title of courtesy prefixed to the name of a girl or a woman who has not been married. See Mistress, 5.
Miss
A young unmarried woman or a girl; as, she is a miss of sixteen.
Gay vanity, with smiles and kisses,Was busy 'mongst the maids and misses.
Miss
A kept mistress. See Mistress, 4.
Miss
In the game of three-card loo, an extra hand, dealt on the table, which may be substituted for the hand dealt to a player.
Miss
The act of missing; failure to hit, reach, find, obtain, etc.
Miss
Loss; want; felt absence.
There will be no great miss of those which are lost.
Miss
Mistake; error; fault.
He did without any great miss in the hardest points of grammar.
Miss
Harm from mistake.
Miss
To fail of hitting, reaching, getting, finding, seeing, hearing, etc.; as, to miss the mark one shoots at; to miss the train by being late; to miss opportunites of getting knowledge; to miss the point or meaning of something said.
When a man misses his great end, happiness, he will acknowledge he judged not right.
Miss
To omit; to fail to have or to do; to get without; to dispense with; - now seldom applied to persons.
She would never miss, one day,A walk so fine, a sight so gay.
We cannot miss him; he does make our fire,Fetch in our wood.
Miss
To discover the absence or omission of; to feel the want of; to mourn the loss of; to want; as, to miss an absent loved one.
Neither missed we anything . . . Nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him.
What by me thou hast lost, thou least shalt miss.
Miss
To fail to hit; to fly wide; to deviate from the true direction.
Men observe when things hit, and not when they miss.
Flying bullets now,To execute his rage, appear too slow;They miss, or sweep but common souls away.
Miss
To fail to obtain, learn, or find; - with of.
Upon the least reflection, we can not miss of them.
Miss
To go wrong; to err.
Amongst the angels, a whole legionOf wicked sprites did fall from happy bliss;What wonder then if one, of women all, did miss?
Miss
To be absent, deficient, or wanting.
What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.
Miss
A young woman;
A young lady of 18
Miss
A failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
Miss
Fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind;
I missed that remark
She missed his point
We lost part of what he said
Miss
Feel or suffer from the lack of;
He misses his mother
Miss
Fail to attend an event or activity;
I missed the concert
He missed school for a week
Miss
Leave undone or leave out;
How could I miss that typo?
The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten
Miss
Fail to reach or get to;
She missed her train
Miss
Be without;
This soup lacks salt
There is something missing in my jewellery box!
Miss
Fail to reach;
The arrow missed the target
Miss
Be absent;
The child had been missing for a week
Miss
Fail to experience;
Fortunately, I missed the hurricane
Definition of Miss
The word miss originated from a mistress who was mostly used by servants for the women of the house but then was modified as a name that shows respect towards women who are not married. Currently, it is used for females who are single and do not have a husband. Mostly it is for girls studying at college or the ones who are not working anywhere.
Definition of Mrs.
This word is used for women who are married, this is specifically for the ones who have a husband and use their name. The best example of this will be the wedding card on which a couple is invited as Mr. and Mrs. In the corporate world this term is very common for the wives of people who are working in a company. It originated from the word mister but does not have a proper history.
