Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

harpress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: har-press
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female harpist.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"the soft sigh of the evening breeze in the rustling leaves of an aspen which overhung the seat of the fair harpress"

Etymology

From harper + -ess.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: harper

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

harpresses (plural)

Questions

What does harpress mean?: A female harpist.
Where does harpress come from?: From harper + -ess.

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