avertress
UK/əˈvɜːtɹɪs/
avertress noun: a woman who averts.
Noun
avertress (plural avertresses)
- A woman who averts.
- When ‛neath him yawned th’ expectant grave,
Nor either parent dar’d to save,
Tho’ hoary both, the life they gave,
‛Twas thine in youth to seek the tomb,1838: Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, “The Beacon — from The Agamemnon”, chorus (lines 35–39), page 259 - O Son! Let Ambikâ Devî protect your front; Padmalochanâ protect your back; Pârvatî, your two sides; S’ivâ Devî, all around you; Vârâhî, in dreadful paths; Durgâ, in royal forts, Kâlikâ, in terrible fights; Parames’varî, in the platform hall; Mâtamgî, in the Svayamvara hall; Bhavanî, the Avertress...1923: Swami Vijnanananda, The S’rimad Devi Bhagawatam, volume 1, chapter XIX: “On the going to the Svayamvara assembly of Sudars’ana”, verses 34–37 (links...
- When ‛neath him yawned th’ expectant grave,
Forms of avertress
| plural | avertresses |
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Origin of avertress
From averter + -ess.
Questions about avertress
- What does avertress mean?
- Avertress means a woman who averts.
- What part of speech is avertress?
- Avertress is a noun.
- How do you pronounce avertress?
- Avertress is pronounced /əˈvɜːtɹɪs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of avertress?
- The plural of avertress is avertresses.
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