-ress

UK/ɹɪs/UK/ɹəs/

suffix

Forms feminine agent nouns.

Similar
-a-ess-ette-ineshe--trix
Opposite
he-
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Meanings

suffix

alternative obsolete -resse

  1. Forms feminine agent nouns.

    Synonyms: -a, -ess, -ette, -ine, she-, -trix

Synonyms & antonyms

suffixForms feminine agent nouns.

Similar
-a-ess-ette-ineshe--trix

antonym(s) of “feminine affix”

Opposite
he-
Also see
-a-ess-ette-ineshe--trix

Origin

From -er + -ess.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

-ress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ress

MLA

“-ress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ress. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-ress,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ress.

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