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danceress

danceress noun: a female dancer.

Noun

danceress (plural danceresses)

  1. (obsolete) A female dancer.
    Synonyms:
    dancerette

Synonyms of danceress

Forms of danceress

pluraldanceresses

Origin of danceress

From Middle English daunseresse; equivalent to dancer + -ess.

Questions about danceress

What does danceress mean?
Danceress means a female dancer.
What part of speech is danceress?
Danceress is a noun.
What is the plural of danceress?
The plural of danceress is danceresses.

Words near danceress in the dictionary

  1. dancer's hip
  2. dancercise
  3. dancercised
  4. dancercises
  5. dancercising
  6. danceress
  7. danceresses
  8. dancerette
  9. dancerettes
  10. danceries
  11. dancerliness

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