Definitions for actress
ˈæk trɪsac·tress

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. actressnoun

   a female actor

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. actressnoun

   A female doer or "actor" (in a general sense).

2. actressnoun

   A female actor on the stage or in films.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Actressnoun

   Etymology: actrice, Fr.

   1. She that performs any thing.

   Virgil has, indeed, admitted Fame as an actress in the Æneid; but the part she acts is very short, and none of the most admired circumstances of that divine work. Joseph Addison, Spect.

   2. A woman that plays on the stage.

   We sprights have just such natures
   We had, for all the world, when human creatures;
   And therefore I that was an actress here,
   Play all my tricks in hell, a goblin there. John Dryden, Tyr. Love.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. actress

   An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is ὑποκριτής (hupokritḗs), literally "one who answers". The actor's interpretation of a role—the art of acting—pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of William Shakespeare, only men could become actors, and women's roles were generally played by men or boys. While Ancient Rome did allow female stage performers, only a small minority of them were given speaking parts. The commedia dell'arte of Italy, however, allowed professional women to perform early on; Lucrezia Di Siena, whose name is on a contract of actors from 10 October 1564, has been referred to as the first Italian actress known by name, with Vincenza Armani and Barbara Flaminia as the first primadonnas and the first well-documented actresses in Italy (and in Europe). After the English Restoration of 1660, women began to appear onstage in England. In modern times, particularly in pantomime and some operas, women occasionally play the roles of boys or young men.

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1. actress

   An actress is a female person who performs in plays, movies, television shows and other forms of theatrical or cinematic productions, portraying different characters and expressing various emotions and situations. An actress can also perform in radio dramas, voice-over roles in animations, or in other forms of media storytelling.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Actressnoun

   a female actor or doer

2. Actressnoun

   a female stageplayer; a woman who acts a part

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. actrice.]

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1. actress

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'actress' in Nouns Frequency: #2541

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Anagrams for actress »

1. casters

2. recasts

How to pronounce actress?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say actress in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of actress in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of actress in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of actress in a Sentence

1. Constance Wu:

   It was moving to me how many people from the show reached out to me, and even on set... to say, Just so you know, we love you and we know who you are, and you didnt deserve any of that stuff, because they also know that Im an actress I can be dramatic. ABC's.

2. Marilyn Monroe:

   Dreaming about being an actress, is more exciting then being one.

3. Eva Longoria:

   Huffman's lawyers argued that the sentencing guidelines in those cases were much higher and reserved for the mastermind of schemes, not mere participants. Prosecutors, meanwhile, had argued that universities and testing companies were the victims of the schemes, and the amount that parents paid should correspond to the penalties' severity.But US Probation and Pretrial Services, which prepares pre-sentence investigation reports for each defendant, has argued overall, that the universities and testing companies suffered no monetary harm, and the price of the parents' bribes is therefore not relevant to any sentences. Actress Felicity Huffman loved ones wrote letters of support to the judgeMacy and other loved ones submitted letters to Judge Indira Talwani on Huffman's behalf, pleading for leniency. Each letter outlined Huffman's loyalty and commitment to the writer — an attempt to show Actress Felicity Huffman role in the admissions scam was an outlier in Actress Felicity Huffman life. Macy also shed some light on the immediate aftermath of Huffman's early morning arrest by the FBI in March.Two days after the arrest, Macy wrote, their eldest daughter was headed for an audition at a school she had her heart set on — one that didn't require SAT scores. But when Actress Felicity Huffman got off the plane, the school emailed Actress Felicity Huffman, formally rescinding its audition invitation because of the scandal. Eva Longoria and other celebrities write letters of support for actress Felicity Huffman ahead of Eva Longoria sentencingMacy wrote Eva Longoria and other celebrities daughter.

4. Eric Pio:

   Hollywood actors and actress are not better than you -- They just act like they are.

5. Leah McKendrick:

   As a very young actress, I felt like nobody would protect me, trying to protect other actresses felt futile, too.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=actress
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Actress
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=actress
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actress
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/actress
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=actress