anchoress

an·cho·ress

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ang-ker-is]
- /ˈæŋ kər ɪs/
- /ˈæŋk.ə.rɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ang-ker-is]
- /ˈæŋ kər ɪs/

Definitions of anchoress word

noun anchoress a female anchorite 3
noun anchoress a woman who is an anchorite. 1
noun anchoress A female anchorite. 1
noun anchoress A female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer and contemplation. 0
noun anchoress (Informal) an anchorwoman. 0

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Origin of anchoress

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; late Middle English anchoryse, Middle English ankres, equivalent to ancre anchorite + -es -ess

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Parts of speech for Anchoress

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Anchoress

anchoress popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

anchoress usage trend in Literature

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