deviless

D2E1V4I1L1E1S1S1

noun

A female devil.

Similar
deviletteshe-devil
Scrabble 12
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noundeviless (plural devilesses)

plural devilesses

  1. A female devil.

    Then I see a sudden scattering of goblins and demons and devilesses in all directions: they run into houses, up alleys, — hide behind door-ways.

    1890, Lafcadio Hearn, Two years in the French West Indies: Volume 3

    Synonyms: devilette, she-devil

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA female devil.

Similar
deviletteshe-devil
Also see
demonettedevilettefiendessfiendetteshe-devil

Origin

From devil + -ess.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

deviless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deviless

MLA

“deviless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deviless. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deviless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deviless.

Source: deviless on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.