paintress
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paintress
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From Middle English peyntrys, from Old French peintresse; equivalent to painter + -ess.
noun paintresses · painteress
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A female painter.
Oosterwyck (Maria Van), a celebrated Dutch paintress of flowers and fruit, born at Nootdrop, a small town near Delft, in 1630.
Similar: paintrix
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noun female painter
| Español | pintora |
|---|---|
| Français | peintresse |
| Deutsch | Malerin |
| Română | pictoriță |
| Русский | худо́жница xudóžnica |
Talk about this word "paintress." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/paintress. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. paintress. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/paintress "paintress." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/paintress.Cite this
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title = {paintress},
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year = {2026},
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