English Explanatory Dictionary

adulteress

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A female adulterer, a married woman or wife who commits adultery.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

adulteress adulteresses adultress

Etymology

From adulter (noun) + -ess. In later use typically apprehended as the female equivalent corresponding to adulterer instead.

Synonyms

adulterer advoutress
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