mrs
/ˈmɪs.ɪz/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Abbreviation of Missus or Mistress; used before an adult woman's name or surname, used for any high-status woman without regard to marital status until the 1800s, after which it began to be reserved for married, divorced and widowed women and used with their married surnames.
noun
A title used for a woman before a place name, thing, or description that she is supposed to typify or represent. #
name
name
Example Sentences
- "Mrs Mal[aprop]. O, there's nothing to be hoped for from her! ſhe's as headſtrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile."
- "In a large bedroom upstairs, the window of which was thickly curtained with a great woollen shawl lately discarded by the landlady, Mrs. Rolliver, were gathered on this evening nearly a dozen persons, all seeking vinous bliss; all old inhabitants of the nearer end of Marlott, and frequenters of this retreat."
- "There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs, […] and all these articles […] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished."
- "Mrs Cheerful"
Etymology
Contraction of mistress.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmɪs.ɪz/
- British English: /ˈmɪs.ɪz/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Mmes (plural)
Mesdames (plural)
Mrses (plural, rare)
Mris. (alternative, obsolete)
Mrs. (alternative, Canada)
MRSes (plural)
Derived Forms
Phrases
Frequently Paired Words
Synonyms
Ms.
mrs.