actress
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actress
- /ˈæk.tɹɪs/
- [ˈæk.tɹ̝̊ɪs]
- [ˈæk.t̠ɹ̠̊˔ɪs]
- /ˈæk.tɹəs/
- [ˈæk.tɹ̝̊əs]
- [ˈæk.t̠ɹ̠̊˔əs]
Rhymes with -æktɹɪs
Where it comes from
From actor + -ess. Probably formed independently of Middle French actrice.
noun actresses · actoress
- A female who performs on the stage or in films. A while ago somewhere I don't know when / I was watchin' a movie with a friend / I fell in love with the actress / She was playin' a part that I could understand
- A female doer or "actor" (in a general sense). My mental anguish, and the dreadful scenes in which I had been an actress, advanced the period of my labour.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: heroine, comedian, performer, entertainer, artiste, representative, artist, acting, hollywood, actor, cast, unrepresented, player, star, actors, performers
Translations
Every language
noun female actor — see also actor
| Español | actriz |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 여배우 yeobae'u, 여우 yeou |
| 日本語 | 女優 joyū |
| 中文 | 女演員 /女演员 nǚyǎnyuán, 女優 /女优 nǚyōu, 伶 líng |
| हिन्दी | अभिनेत्री abhinetrī |
| Português | atriz |
| Français | actrice |
| Deutsch | Schauspielerin |
| Italiano | attrice |
| Ελληνικά | ηθοποιός ithopoiós |
| Română | actriță |
| Русский | актри́са aktrísa, арти́стка artístka |
| Tiếng Việt | nữ diễn viên |
| العربية | مُمَثِّلَة mumaṯṯila |
| עברית | שַׂחְקָנִית sakhkanít |
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@misc{actress_2026,
title = {actress},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/actress},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
