Dictionary

poetess en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌpəʊ.ɪˈtɛs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpoʊ.ɪˌtɛs/ (General-American)
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Etymology

From poet + -ess. Compare Middle English poetresse (“poetess”).

Meanings

1. (dated) A female poet.
   • The ancient poetess singeth, that Hesperus all things bringeth, / Smoothing the wearied mind: bring me my love, Rosalind. 1830, Alfred Tennyson, “Leonine Elegiacs”, in Juvenilia:

Forms

Synonyms

poetress

Translations (65)

mk поете́са (female poet) · pt poetiça (female poet) · tr şaire (female poet) · gl poetisa (female poet) · fr poétesse (female poet) · be паэ́тка (female poet) · cs poetka (female poet) · ru поэте́сса (female poet) · sl pesnica (female poet) · de Dichterin (female poet) · ota شاعره (female poet) · is skáldkona (female poet) · ro poetesă (female poet) · de Poetin (female poet) · sh песникиња (female poet) · sv poetissa (female poet) · eo poetino (female poet) · sh pjesnikinja (female poet) · ko 녀류시인 (female poet) · az şairə (female poet) · nl dichteres (female poet) · te కవయిత్రి (female poet) · ko 여류시인 (female poet) · el ποιήτρια (female poet) · es poetisa (female poet) · sh pesnikinja (female poet) · lv dzejniece (female poet) · hu költőnő (female poet) · ur شاعِرَہ (female poet) · pt poetisa (female poet) · ro poetă (female poet) · it poetessa (female poet) · ug شائىرە (female poet) · da digterinde (female poet) · fi runoilijatar (female poet) · cs básnířka (female poet) · bg поете́са (female poet) · ar شَاعِرَة (female poet) · mr कवयित्री (female poet) · ba шағирә (female poet) · fa-ira شَاعِرِه (female poet) · nb poetinne (female poet) · cmn 女詩人 /女诗人 (female poet) · grc ποιήτρια (female poet) · be паэтэ́са (female poet) · hi शायरा (female poet) · la poētria (female poet) · ja 女流詩人 (female poet) · tg шоира (female poet) · uk поете́са (female poet) · io poetino (female poet) · fa-cls شَاعِرَه (female poet) · hy բանաստեղծուհի (female poet) · lt poetė (female poet) · sk poetka (female poet) · gd bana-bhàrd (female poet) · sk básnička (female poet) · sh пјесникиња (female poet) · uz shoira (female poet) · pl poetka (female poet) · nl poëte (female poet) · ga file mná (female poet) · ca poetessa (female poet) · ga banfhile (female poet) · dsb basnikarka (female poet)