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sapphistry

sapphistry noun: a seductive style supposed to be associated with women writing for a female audience.

Noun

sapphistry (uncountable)

  1. A seductive style supposed to be associated with women writing for a female audience.
    • Jane Marcus illustrates how Woolf embeds "seductive sapphistry" in her works.1993, Janet Doubler Ward, JoAnna Stephens Mink, Communication and Women's Friendships

Origin of sapphistry

From sapphist + -ry, perhaps modelled on the word sophistry.

Questions about sapphistry

What does sapphistry mean?
Sapphistry means a seductive style supposed to be associated with women writing for a female audience.
What part of speech is sapphistry?
Sapphistry is a noun.

Words near sapphistry in the dictionary

  1. sapphirinid
  2. sapphirinids
  3. sapphism
  4. sapphisms
  5. sapphist
  6. sapphistry
  7. sapphists
  8. sapphite
  9. sapphites
  10. Sappho
  11. sapphyrin

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