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- [air-is]
- /ˈɛər ɪs/
- /ˈeə.res/
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- [air-is]
- /ˈɛər ɪs/
Definitions of heiress word
- noun heiress a woman who inherits or has a right of inheritance, especially a woman who has inherited or will inherit considerable wealth. 1
- noun heiress See -ess. 1
- noun heiress A female heir, especially to vast wealth. 1
- noun heiress female inheritor 1
- countable noun heiress An heiress is a woman or girl who has the right to inherit property or a title, or who has inherited it, especially when this involves great wealth. 0
- noun heiress a woman who inherits or expects to inherit great wealth 0
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Origin of heiress
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60; heir + -ess
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Parts of speech for Heiress
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
heiress popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for heiress
noun heiress
- heir — a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- recipient — a person or thing that receives; receiver: the recipient of a prize.
- possessor — to have as belonging to one; have as property; own: to possess a house and a car.
- receiver — a person or thing that receives.
- successor — a person or thing that succeeds or follows.
Antonyms for heiress
noun heiress
- giver — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- payer — the act of paying or being paid; payment.
- renter — a person or organization that holds, or has the use of, property by payment of rent.
- leaser — a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- parent — a father or a mother.
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