Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

villainess

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: vil-lain-ess
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female villain.

Etymology

Etymology tree English villain Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă) Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa)bor. Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English villainess From villain + -ess.

Inflected Forms

villainesses (plural)

Derived Forms

archvillainess supervillainess

Questions

What does villainess mean?: A female villain.
Where does villainess come from?: Etymology tree English villain Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă) Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa)bor. Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English villainess From villain + -ess.

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