Adulteress
noun
A woman who has sex with a man who is not her husband.
She was labeled as an adulteress when she had an affair with a man other than her husband.
Often appears as...
- caught as adulteress
- labled as adulteress
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A woman who has sex with a man who is not her husband.
She was labeled as an adulteress when she had an affair with a man other than her husband.
Often appears as...
- caught as adulteress
- labled as adulteress
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
The word 'adulteress' has a negative and judgmental tone, implying moral disapproval.
When the news of her being an adulteress spread, she faced social ostracism.
Pro Tip 2/3Gender Specific
'Adulteress' is specific to women; the male equivalent is 'adulterer'.
The story revolved around the adulteress and her accomplice, the adulterer.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Usage
'Adulteress' is less common today and can sound archaic; modern language often uses 'cheating' or 'unfaithful' instead.
Historical texts often punished the adulteress more harshly than the adulterer.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
The word 'adulteress' has a negative and judgmental tone, implying moral disapproval.
When the news of her being an adulteress spread, she faced social ostracism.
Pro Tip 2/3Gender Specific
'Adulteress' is specific to women; the male equivalent is 'adulterer'.
The story revolved around the adulteress and her accomplice, the adulterer.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Usage
'Adulteress' is less common today and can sound archaic; modern language often uses 'cheating' or 'unfaithful' instead.
Historical texts often punished the adulteress more harshly than the adulterer.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
The word 'adulteress' has a negative and judgmental tone, implying moral disapproval.
When the news of her being an adulteress spread, she faced social ostracism.
Pro Tip 2/3Gender Specific
'Adulteress' is specific to women; the male equivalent is 'adulterer'.
The story revolved around the adulteress and her accomplice, the adulterer.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Usage
'Adulteress' is less common today and can sound archaic; modern language often uses 'cheating' or 'unfaithful' instead.
Historical texts often punished the adulteress more harshly than the adulterer.
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