Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

philosopheress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: philoso-pher-ess
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female philosopher.

Example Sentences

"A poet doesn't want to marry a poetess, nor a philosopher a philosopheress."

Etymology

Etymology tree English philosopher Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă) Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa)bor. Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English philosopheress From philosopher + -ess.

Inflected Forms

philosopheresses (plural) philosophress (alternative)

Synonyms

philosophess

Questions

What does philosopheress mean?: A female philosopher.
Where does philosopheress come from?: Etymology tree English philosopher Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă) Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa)bor. Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English philosopheress From philosopher + -ess.

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