Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dragoness

/ˈdɹæɡənɛs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: drag-oness
IPA: /ˈdɹæɡənɛs/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female dragon.

Archaic

noun

A female dragon.

Slang

Example Sentences

"The King Apollo, with an arrow, freed / From his strong string, destroy’d the Dragoness"
"I will sit on the doorstep like a veritable dragoness and keep intruders off."
"But what really catches my attention about this dragoness is her thick tail, which looks to be twice as thick as a normal dragon tail. And I really don't know how to say this, except to say that this dragoness is seriously luscious. Maybe that's a terrible thing to say because I'm dying and all, but there it is. This is one seriously juicy-looking dragonette."

Etymology

Etymology tree English dragon Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English dragoness From dragon + -ess.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dragonesses (plural) dragonness (alternative)

Synonyms

dragonette

Questions

How do you pronounce dragoness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɹæɡənɛs/.
What does dragoness mean?: A female dragon.
Where does dragoness come from?: Etymology tree English dragon Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English dragoness From dragon + -ess.

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