actress
/ˈæk.tɹɪs/
ÆK · tɹɪs (2 syllables)
English
Noun Top 3,413
American (Lessac)
(medium)
Female
0.8s
American (Amy)
(medium)
Female
0.9s
American (Ryan)
(medium)
Male
0.5s
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Definition
A female who performs on the stage or in films.
Etymology
From actor + -ess. Probably formed independently of Middle French actrice.
Example Sentences
- "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"
- ""I'm an actress -- actor, as we have to say these days.""
- "Court documents appear to show that Ian Edmondson, a senior News of the World journalist, had authorised Mr Mulcaire to hack phones belonging to Sienna Miller, an actress."
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