domina
/ˈdɒmɪnə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A dominatrix.
noun
An ancient Roman lady.
Example Sentences
- "Each of the nuns was heard in her turn, while the others waited with the domina in the adjoining vestry."
- ">Couple of articles about professional dommes, […] It's written "domina". Period. Even in English. If you can't stand Latin endings, I'll grudgingly concede the androgynous abbreviation "dom". But a pseudo-French bastard "domme" really has no right to live, not even on a terminal screen."
- "A specific of the fem-dom, sub-male scene is that it is the segment with the highest presence of professional activity -- professional dominae abound."
- "Instead, Social Text "tarts up" the issue of sex work with sexy photos of dominas and cross-dressers, replicating, in a slightly more self-conscious and progressive way, the nineteenth-century exoticization[…]"
- "Dominas therefore stress the emotional and physical skill, as well as the dangers, involved in commercial S/M[…]"
- "I think that there is a reason why so many dominae are pro and paid: they don't get to do what they want. Maybe you talk to your pro dommes friends again and ask what they get out of it."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: domina
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈdɒmɪnə/