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rivaless

rivaless noun: a female rival.

Noun

rivaless (plural rivalesses)

  1. (obsolete) A female rival.
    • he should not […] make my ready rivaless […] wait for him1741, [Samuel Richardson], Pamela: Or, Virtue Rewarded. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: […] C[harles] Rivington, […]; and J. Osborn, […], →OCLC

Forms of rivaless

pluralrivalesses

Origin of rivaless

From rival + -ess.

Questions about rivaless

What does rivaless mean?
Rivaless means a female rival.
What part of speech is rivaless?
Rivaless is a noun.
What is the plural of rivaless?
The plural of rivaless is rivalesses.

Words near rivaless in the dictionary

  1. rivage green
  2. rivages
  3. rivaite
  4. rival
  5. rivaled
  6. rivaless
  7. rivalesses
  8. rivaling
  9. rivalise
  10. rivalised
  11. rivalises

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