actress
English
/ˈak.tɹəs/, /ˈæk.tɹəs/
noun
Definitions
- A female who performs on the stage or in films.
- (now) A female doer or "actor" (in a general sense).
Etymology
Derived from Old French actriz derived from Latin actrīx suffix from English actor.
Origin
English
actor
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- actor English
- actor-proof English
- actoress English
- actorfic English
- actorial English
- actorine English
- actorish English
- actorism English
- actorlike English
- actorly English
- actorness English
- actorship English
- actory English
- actressy English
- coactor English
- interactor English
- nonactor English
- overactor English
- underactor English
- actrīx Latin
- āctor Latin
- acteur French
- actrice French
- actriz Old French
- aktoro Esperanto
- actriu Catalan, Valencian
- aktres Cebuano
- actor Welsh
- actair Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- actor Scots