Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sculptrix

/ˈskʌlptɹɪks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sculp-trix
IPA: /ˈskʌlptɹɪks/

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woman who sculpts; a female sculptor; a sculptress.

Example Sentences

"The Honourable Anne Seymour Damer, sculptrix, was born in London, of parents the most illustrious[.]"
"[F]ather had the pleasure of driving Mrs. Hill and her sister afterwards to a meeting of the Livingstone Memorial Committee in George Street, where we had cake and wine, and he, as Member for the city, proposed a vote of thanks to the gifted sculptrix in a beautiful little speech which came warm from his heart, and which she seemed much to appreciate."
"2001, Larissa Golden Brown and Martin John Brown, Demystifying Grant Seeking: What You Really Need to Do to Get Grants (Jossey-Bass; →ISBN, 9780787956509), page ? Wendy is a 29-year-old mixed media sculptrix with an MFA from Port University."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sculptrīx. By surface analysis, sculpt + -trix.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈskʌlptɹɪks/

Inflected Forms

sculptrices (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce sculptrix?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskʌlptɹɪks/.
What does sculptrix mean?: A woman who sculpts; a female sculptor; a sculptress.
Where does sculptrix come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin sculptrīx. By surface analysis, sculpt + -trix.

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