Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

authoress

/ˈɔ.θɚ.ɹɛs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: au-thoress
IPA: /ˈɔ.θɚ.ɹɛs/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female author.

Dated

Example Sentences

"This obſervation is verified in our authoreſs, who, without deſign, without art, and without inſtruction is arrived at a wonderful perfection in the art of poetry, and may be placed amongſt poets of the firſt claſs."
"Eve was the authoress of sin, Mary the authoress of merit… the one wounded, the other healed."
"He understands those things, and he says it's a remarkable piece of work. But are you fancying she's an authoress?—not a bit of it."

Etymology

From Middle English aucteuresse; equivalent to author + -ess.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: aucteuresse
Suffix: author

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɔ.θɚ.ɹɛs/
British English: /ˈɔː.θə.ɹɛs/

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

authoresses (plural) authouress (alternative) authress (alternative)

Synonyms

authrix

Questions

How do you pronounce authoress?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔ.θɚ.ɹɛs/.
What does authoress mean?: A female author.
Where does authoress come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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