Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wardress

/ˈwɔɹdɹɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ward-ress
IPA: /ˈwɔɹdɹɪs/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female warder.

Example Sentences

"The door opened and the wardress came in."
"She is not beaming at all. Her mouth is set like the wardress of Belsen wishing to boil Joyous’s chubby cheeks into candle wax."

Etymology

From warder + -ess.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: warder

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwɔɹdɹɪs/
British English: /ˈwɔːdɹɪs/

Inflected Forms

wardresses (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce wardress?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɔɹdɹɪs/.
What does wardress mean?: A female warder.
Where does wardress come from?: From warder + -ess.

How to pronounce wardress

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