Added to
Favorites
Sign Up
Log In
Introducing a cool
new way to learn!
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Word Dynamo
Quotes
Reference
Translator
Spanish
Popular Searches
Creative writing ide...
Writing topics
Free writing exercis...
Writing activities
Writing tips
Christmas writing ac...
Essay topics
First grade writing ...
Nearby Words
elder-statesman
elder-stateswom...
elderberry
elderberry bush
eldercare
elderhostel
elderish
elderliness
eldern
eldership
elderspeak
elderwort
eldest
eldest hand
eldest-hand
eldo
eldon
eldorado
eldredge
eldredge, niles
eldress
eldrich
eldrick woods
eldridge
eldridge cleave...
eldritch
ele'giacally
ele'mentalism
ele'mentally
ele'mentarily
ele'mentariness
ele'vational
ele'vatory
elea
elealeh
eleanor
eleanor aquitai...
eleanor castile
eleanor gwyn
eleanor gwynn
eleanor gwynne
eldress
[
el
-dris
]
el·dress
/
ˈɛl
drɪs
/
Show Spelled
[
el
-dris
]
Show IPA
noun
a laywoman who is a governing officer in certain Protestant churches.
Origin:
1630–40;
elder
1
+
-ess
Usage note
See
-ess.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To
eldress
00:10
00:09
00:08
00:07
00:06
00:05
00:04
00:03
00:02
00:01
Eldress
is always a great word to know.
So is
lollapalooza
. Does it mean:
So is
ninnyhammer
. Does it mean:
So is
gobo
. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...
Word Dynamo Rating For
Eldress
People who can define
Eldress
may know
45,520
words, as many as a
12th grader.
How many words do you know?
Enjoy Dictionary.com ad-free! Learn more
Matching Quote
"I never did believe
That I ever could be saved
Without giving up all to God
So I freely give the whole,
My body and my soul
To the Lord God Amen."
-Betsy Bates
MORE
Partners:
Word
Bloglines
Citysearch
The Daily Beast
Ask Answers
Ask Kids
Life123
Sendori
Thesaurus
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright ©
2012
. All rights reserved.
About
Privacy Policy
Terms of Use
API
Careers
Advertise with Us
Contact Us
Help
Please
Login
or
Sign Up
to use the Favorites feature
Please
Login
or
Sign Up
to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT