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sultress

/ˈsʌltɹɛs/

sultress noun: an erotically seductive woman.

Noun

sultress (plural sultresses)

  1. (uncommon) An erotically seductive woman.

Forms of sultress

pluralsultresses

Origin of sultress

sultry + -es

Questions about sultress

What does sultress mean?
Sultress means an erotically seductive woman.
What part of speech is sultress?
Sultress is a noun.
How do you pronounce sultress?
Sultress is pronounced /ˈsʌltɹɛs/.
What is the plural of sultress?
The plural of sultress is sultresses.

Words near sultress in the dictionary

  1. sultine
  2. sultines
  3. sultone
  4. sultones
  5. sultopride
  6. sultress
  7. sultrie
  8. sultriecin
  9. sultrier
  10. sultriest
  11. sultrily

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