dragoness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɹæɡənɛs/
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Etymology
Etymology tree English dragon Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English dragoness From dragon + -ess.
Meanings
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(archaic, figuratively, rare) A female dragon.
But what really catches my attention about this dragoness is her thick tail, which looks to be twice as thick as a normal dragon tail. And I really don't know how to say this, except to say that this dragoness is seriously luscious. Maybe that's a terrible thing to say because I'm dying and all, but there it is. This is one seriously juicy-looking dragonette.
2018, Gabe Hudson, “What a Fitting Place for me to Die, Here in the Belly of the Beast”, in Gork, the Teenage Dragon, page 202:The King Apollo, with an arrow, freed / From his strong string, destroy’d the Dragoness
1616, George Chapman, “A Hymn to Apollo”, in The Whole Works of Homer:I will sit on the doorstep like a veritable dragoness and keep intruders off.
1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dragonesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| dragonness | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (15)
pt dragoa (a female dragon) · de Drachin (a female dragon) · it dragonessa (a female dragon) · fr dracène (a female dragon) · fr dragonne (a female dragon) · eo drakino (a female dragon) · pl smoczyca (a female dragon) · ca dragona (a female dragon) · grc δράκαινα (a female dragon) · sv drakhona (a female dragon) · it draga (a female dragon) · cs dračice (a female dragon) · es dragona (a female dragon) · bn আজদাহাণী (a female dragon) · el δράκαινα (a female dragon)