Authoress

Noun CEFR B2

ˈɔː.θə.ɹɛs

Definitions

A female author.

Equivalents

Españolautora

Françaisauthoress autrice Écrivaine

DeutschAutorin Schriftstellerin

23 more languages

العربيةالمؤلّفة مُؤَلِّفَة مُصَنِّفَة

Българскиавторка писателка

Bosanskiknjiževnica књижевница

Catalàautora

Češtinaautorka

Cymraegawdures

Ελληνικάσυγγραφέας

Esperantoaŭtorino

Suomikirjailijatar

Gaeilgebanúdar

Hrvatskiknjiževnica књижевница

Magyarírónő szerzőnő

Italianoautrice

ქართულიავტორი

Nederlandsautrice schrijfster

Polskiautorka pisarka

Portuguêsautora

Românăautoare

Русскийписательница

Српскиknjiževnica књижевница

Svenskaförfattarinna

Українськаавторка письменниця

Examples

“This obſervation is verified in our authoreſs, who, without deſign, without art, and without inſtruction is arrived at a wonderful perfection in the art of poetry, and may be placed amongſt poets of the firſt claſs.”

“Eve was the authoress of sin, Mary the authoress of merit… the one wounded, the other healed.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Authoresses authorhood authorial intent authoriality authorially Authoring

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