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- [ang-ker-is]
- /ˈæŋ kər ɪs/
- /ˈæŋk.ə.rɪs/
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- [ang-ker-is]
- /ˈæŋ kər ɪs/
Definitions of anchoress word
- noun anchoress a female anchorite 3
- noun anchoress a woman who is an anchorite. 1
- noun anchoress A female anchorite. 1
- noun anchoress A female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer and contemplation. 0
- noun anchoress (Informal) an anchorwoman. 0
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Origin of anchoress
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; late Middle English anchoryse, Middle English ankres, equivalent to ancre anchorite + -es -ess
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Parts of speech for Anchoress
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
anchoress popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
anchoress usage trend in Literature
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