Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

danceress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dancer-ess
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female dancer.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English daunseresse; equivalent to dancer + -ess.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: daunseresse
Suffix: dancer

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

danceresses (plural)

Synonyms

dancerette

Questions

What does danceress mean?: A female dancer.
Where does danceress come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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