Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lionesses

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: li-oness-es
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of lioness

noun

plural of Lioness

noun

England women's national football team

Informal

Example Sentences

"The Lionesses were given their biggest test of the year by a talented, albeit injury-hit, Brazilian side but delivered more silverware as their momentum continues to gather pace before this summer's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand."
"Weakened by a string of injuries and the retirement of star players, the Euro 2022-winning Lionesses will need luck on their side to stop the USA lifting their third successive title[.]"
"So much heart. The Lionesses staked their claim to be considered the greatest English sports team of all time in Basel."

Usage

Informal

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Sports.

Inflected Forms

the Lionesses (canonical, plural)

Questions

What does lionesses mean?: plural of lioness

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