actress en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈæk.tɹɪs/
- [ˈæk.tɹ̝̊əs]
- (Southern-England) audio
- [ˈæk.t̠ɹ̠̊˔ɪs]
- /ˈæk.tɹəs/
- [ˈæk.t̠ɹ̠̊˔əs]
- [ˈæk.tɹ̝̊ɪs]
Etymology
From actor + -ess. Probably formed independently of Middle French actrice.
Meanings
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A female who performs on the stage or in films.
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.
2011 January 27, “Not going quietly”, in The Economist:"I'm an actress -- actor, as we have to say these days."
2010, Peter Corris, Torn Apart, Allen and Unwin, page 88: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
1972, Neil Young, “A Man Needs a Maid”, in Harvest:
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(archaic) 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.
1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society, published 1985, page 290:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| actresses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| actoress | alternative, nonstandard | lexicographic |
Deriveds
actressy · mattress actress · blacktress · said the actress to the bishop · live actress · as the actress said to the bishop · adult actress · voice actress · character actress · play-actress · as the bishop said to the actress · said the bishop to the actress · supporting actress
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Translations (97)
ru актри́са (female actor — see also actor) · cs herečka (female actor — see also actor) · ka მსახიობი ქალი (female actor — see also actor) · oc actritz (female actor — see also actor) · cmn 女優 /女优 (female actor — see also actor) · es actriz (female actor — see also actor) · id aktris (female actor — see also actor) · fa آکتریس (female actor — see also actor) · ru арти́стка (female actor — see also actor) · gl actriz (female actor — see also actor) · yi אַקטריסע (female actor — see also actor) · ga aisteoir mná (female actor — see also actor) · el ηθοποιός (female actor — see also actor) · cmn 伶 (female actor — see also actor) · fi näyttelijätär (female actor — see also actor) · ko 여우 (female actor — see also actor) · ms pelakon (female actor — see also actor) · gd ban-actair (female actor — see also actor) · fr actrice (female actor — see also actor) · vi nữ diễn viên (female actor — see also actor) · arz ممثلة (female actor — see also actor) · it attrice (female actor — see also actor) · gd ban-chleasaiche (female actor — see also actor) · da skuespillerinde (female actor — see also actor) · de Schauspielerin (female actor — see also actor) · mi kaitapere (female actor — see also actor) · et näitlejanna (female actor — see also actor) · cy actores (female actor — see also actor) · ca actriu (female actor — see also actor) · gd ban-chluicheadair (female actor — see also actor) · be актры́са (female actor — see also actor) · af aktrise (female actor — see also actor) · ko 여배우 (female actor — see also actor) · la āctrīx (female actor — see also actor) · mt attriċi (female actor — see also actor) · si රංගන ශිල්පිනිය (female actor — see also actor) · et näitlejatar (female actor — see also actor) · sh глу̀мица (female actor — see also actor) · nn skodespelarinne (female actor — see also actor) · ar مُمَثِّلَة (female actor — see also actor) · ka მსახიობი (female actor — see also actor) · sk herečka (female actor — see also actor) · sv skådespelerska (female actor — see also actor) · pt atriz (female actor — see also actor) · yi שוישפּילערין (female actor — see also actor) · bn অভিনেত্রী (female actor — see also actor) · nl actrice (female actor — see also actor) · th นักแสดงหญิง (female actor — see also actor) · pl aktorka (female actor — see also actor) · nrf actrice (female actor — see also actor) · he שַׂחְקָנִית (female actor — see also actor) · si නිළිය (female actor — see also actor) · uk лицеді́йка (female actor — see also actor) · lo ນາງລະຄອນ (female actor — see also actor) · sq vepruese (female actor — see also actor) · bg арти́стка (female actor — see also actor) · am ተዋናይት (female actor — see also actor) · ky актриса (female actor — see also actor) · sh glùmica (female actor — see also actor) · tg актриса (female actor — see also actor) · ja 女優 (female actor — see also actor) · sq aktore (female actor — see also actor) · cmn 女演員 /女演员 (female actor — see also actor) · hu színésznő (female actor — see also actor) · sv aktris (female actor — see also actor) · lt aktorė (female actor — see also actor) · tk aktrisa (female actor — see also actor) · ast actriz (female actor — see also actor) · ba актриса (female actor — see also actor) · mk артистка (female actor — see also actor) · te నటి (female actor — see also actor) · csb teatrownica (female actor — see also actor) · ms pelakon wanita (female actor — see also actor) · bg актри́са (female actor — see also actor) · ang sċeriċġe (female actor — see also actor) · sl igralka (female actor — see also actor) · mr अभीनेत्री (female actor — see also actor) · is leikkona (female actor — see also actor) · lv aktrise (female actor — see also actor) · uz aktrisa (female actor — see also actor) · kk актриса (female actor — see also actor) · az aktrisa (female actor — see also actor) · eo aktorino (female actor — see also actor) · or ଅଭିନେତ୍ରୀ (female actor — see also actor) · ga ban-aisteoir (female actor — see also actor) · hy դերասանուհի (female actor — see also actor) · fi lapsinäyttelijä (female actor — see also actor) · ro actriță (female actor — see also actor) · uk актри́са (female actor — see also actor) · tr aktris (female actor — see also actor) · hi अभिनेत्री (female actor — see also actor) · sgs aktuorė (female actor — see also actor) · nb skuespillerinne (female actor — see also actor) · uk акто́рка (female actor — see also actor) · vo jidramatan (female actor — see also actor) · io aktorino (female actor — see also actor) · mk актерка (female actor — see also actor)