sapphistry

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noun

A seductive style supposed to be associated with women writing for a female audience.

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Meanings

nounsapphistry (uncountable)
  1. uncountableliteratureA seductive style supposed to be associated with women writing for a female audience.

    Jane Marcus illustrates how Woolf embeds "seductive sapphistry" in her works.

    1993, Janet Doubler Ward, JoAnna Stephens Mink, Communication and Women's Friendships

Origin

From sapphist + -ry, perhaps modelled on the word sophistry.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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