songstress

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

songstress

/ˈsɑŋɡ.stɹɪs/ US

Rhymes with -ɑŋɡstɹɪs

Where it comes from

From songster + -ess. Compare West Frisian sjongeres (“songstress”), Dutch zangeres (“songstress”).

noun songstresses

A female singer. The songstress paused, and was answered by one or two deep and hollow groans, that seemed to proceed from the very agony of the mortal strife.
Similar: cantrix, chanteuse, chantress, singeress
A female songbird.

Translations

Every language

noun a female singer

Español	cantante, cantora
日本語	女性歌手 josei kashu, 歌姫 utahime
中文	女歌手 nǚ gēshǒu
Português	cantora
Français	chanteuse
Deutsch	Sängerin
Italiano	cantante
Русский	певи́ца pevíca, певу́нья pevúnʹja

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"songstress." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/songstress. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

songstress. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/songstress

Chicago

"songstress." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/songstress.

BibTeX

@misc{songstress_2026,
  title = {songstress},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/songstress},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}