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actress
English
Alternative forms
- actoress
Etymology
From Old French actriz, actrice, from Latin ?ctr?x, feminine agent noun of ag? (“act”). Equivalent to actor +? -ess. Doublet of actrix.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?ak.t??s/, /?ak.t??s/
- (US) IPA(key): /?æk.t??s/
Noun
actress (plural actresses, masculine actor)
- A female who performs on the stage or in films. [from 17th c.]
- 2011, "Not going quietly", The Economist, 27 Jan 2011:
- Court documents appear to show that Ian Edmondson, a senior News of the World journalist, had authorised Mr Mulcaire to hack phones belonging to Sienna Miller, an actress.
- 2011, "Not going quietly", The Economist, 27 Jan 2011:
- (now rare) A female doer or "actor" (in a general sense). [from 16th c.]
- 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society 1985, p. 290:
- My mental anguish, and the dreadful scenes in which I had been an actress, advanced the period of my labour.
- 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society 1985, p. 290:
Usage notes
- Actor may also be used to refer to a female player.
Translations
Anagrams
- Casters, casters, recasts, scarest
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?aktr?s/
Noun
actress (plural actresses)
- actress
References
- Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.
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actless
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?æktl?s/
Etymology
act +? -less
Adjective
actless (not comparable)
- Without action or spirit.
Anagrams
- Castels, castles, catless, scalest, sclates
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