dragoness
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A female imaginary creature with wings that breathes fire
- noun
- /ˈdræɡənɛs/
- Literature
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dragona
- Legends spoke of a wise dragoness who could speak to humans and grant them great knowledge.
Examples
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The story featured a brave knight who set out to rescue a beautiful dragoness trapped in a tower.
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To slay the dragoness?
Blog text (19) -
In the fantasy novel, the dragoness protected her eggs with fierce determination.
Surface Forms
dragoness singular
dragonesses plural
Morphology
Etymology
Dragoness is made of dragon and the ending -ess, which means 'female', as in actress or waitress. A dragon is a large, often fire-breathing creature in stories, so a dragoness is simply a female dragon.
