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- [sawr-ser-is]
- /ˈsɔr sər ɪs/
- /ˈsɔː.sər.əs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sawr-ser-is]
- /ˈsɔr sər ɪs/
Definitions of sorceress word
- noun sorceress a woman who practices sorcery; witch. 1
- noun sorceress witch 1
- noun sorceress female magician 1
- countable noun sorceress In fairy stories, a sorceress is a woman who performs magic by using the power of evil spirits. 0
- noun sorceress a female sorcerer; a witch 0
- noun sorceress a woman who practices sorcery; witch 0
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Origin of sorceress
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Anglo-French sorceresse, equivalent to sorcer (see sorcerer) + -esse -ess
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Parts of speech for Sorceress
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sorceress popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
sorceress usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sorceress
noun sorceress
- alchemist — An alchemist was a scientist in the Middle Ages who tried to discover how to change ordinary metals into gold.
- delilah — Samson's Philistine mistress, who deprived him of his strength by cutting off his hair (Judges 16:4–22)
- fishwife — a woman who sells fish.
- gorgon — Classical Mythology. any of three sister monsters commonly represented as having snakes for hair, wings, brazen claws, and eyes that turned anyone looking into them to stone. Medusa, the only mortal Gorgon, was beheaded by Perseus.
- lamia — Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
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