poetess
UK/ˌpəʊ.ɪˈtɛs//ˈpoʊ.ɪˌtɛs/
poetess noun: a female poet.
Noun
poetess (plural poetesses)
poetess meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
poetess in Hindi
- female poet
- शायरा śāyrā
poetess in Tamil
- பெண் கவிஞர், பெண் கவி
poetess in Marathi
- female poet
- कवयित्री kavyitrī
poetess in Urdu
- female poet
- شاعِرَہ śā'ira
More languagesFewer languages
- poetess in Telugu
- కవయిత్రి kavayitri
- poetess in Malayalam
- കവയിത്രി kavayitri
- poetess in Kannada
- ಕವಯಿತ್ರಿ, ಸ್ತ್ರೀ ಕವಿ
- poetess in Arabic
- شَاعِرَة šāʕira
Synonyms of poetess
Forms of poetess
| plural | poetesses |
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Origin of poetess
From poet + -ess. Compare Middle English poetresse (“poetess”).
Questions about poetess
- What does poetess mean?
- Poetess means a female poet.
- What is poetess in Hindi?
- Poetess in Hindi is शायरा (śāyrā). See Poetess meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is poetess?
- Poetess is a noun.
- How do you pronounce poetess?
- Poetess is pronounced /ˌpəʊ.ɪˈtɛs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of poetess?
- The plural of poetess is poetesses.
Words near poetess in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: poetess (page history and authors); poetess (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); കവയിത്രി (Malayalam) (page history and authors); poetess (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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