fornicatress
1
9.9
- noun
- /ˈfɔrnɪˌkeɪtrəs/
- Offensive
:
fornicadora
- In the old town records, she was harshly labeled a fornicatress and shunned by the community.
Examples
-
The town labeled her a fornicatress after the scandal.
-
The preacher denounced the sins of the fornicatress during Sunday’s sermon.
-
Historical laws often imposed severe penalties on any woman branded a fornicatress.
-
Many viewed her as a fornicatress due to her choices.
-
The scandal exposed her as a fornicatress in the eyes of the community.
-
Despite her reputation as a fornicatress, she found true love among those who accepted her.
-
The novel portrayed the fornicatress as a complex character, struggling with societal judgment.
Synonyms
300
9.6
A woman who has many casual sexual partners and the word is offensive
151
4.0
A person who does things seen as morally wrong, often by religion
21
6.8
A married person who has sex with someone who is not their husband or wife
9
8.2
Someone who has sex with someone they are not married to
7
8.2
A woman who has sex with someone who is married to another person
2
8.5
A woman who has many sexual partners and is judged by others
1
9.9
An old insulting word for a woman who is unfaithful
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
fornicatress = fornicate (transparent) = fornicat + ress
The word denotes a female agent corresponding to 'fornicate/fornicator' with a recognizable feminine agentive ending, so learners who know the base and feminine suffix can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Fornicatress comes from fornicate, which goes back to the Latin fornix meaning 'arch' because in old Rome some prostitutes worked under arches, so the verb came to mean 'sex outside marriage'. The feminine ending -tress, as in actress, marks a woman, so fornicatress means a woman who has 'sex outside marriage'.