rivalessn.

Brit.

/rʌɪvəˈlɛs/,

/ˈrʌɪvəlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈraɪvələs/

Forms: 1600s rivallesse, 1600s–1700s rivalless, 1600s– rivaless.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: rival n.², -ess suffix¹.

Etymology: < rival n.² + -ess suffix¹, originally after French rivale (1654 in the passage translated in quot. 1655), feminine form corresponding to rival rival n.²

Now rare.

A female rival. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > [noun] > competitor or rival > female

emulatress1620

competitress1645

emulatrix1651

rivaless1655

1655 J. Davies tr. M. de Scudéry Clelia I. ii. 7 Passionately desiring to know the secret thoughts of this her pretended Rivallesse [Fr. cette pretenduë Riuale].

1680 R. Morden Geogr. Rectified (1685) 465 Once formerly Romes great Rivaless.

1707 tr. M.-C. d'Aulnoy Diverting Wks. 434 She got to her Rivalless's Throne: where she stood upright, leaning against a Pillar.

1741 S. Richardson Pamela IV. xxx. 172 For, Oh my happy Rivaless! if you tear from me my Husband,..I cannot help it.

1774 Ideal Trifles iii. 21 Had I but a Genius equal to my Desires, in me you should find a Rivaless dangerous as the famed Poetess of old.

1863 R. F. Burton Abeokuta I. iii. 122 Their sulking rivalesses.

1904 L. G. Meushaw Plea of Toiler ii. 9 The frazzled Nautch rivalesses at the fantasied mazes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rivaless
释义	rivalessn. Brit. /rʌɪvəˈlɛs/, /ˈrʌɪvəlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈraɪvələs/ Forms: 1600s rivallesse, 1600s–1700s rivalless, 1600s– rivaless. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: rival n.², -ess suffix¹. Etymology: < rival n.² + -ess suffix¹, originally after French rivale (1654 in the passage translated in quot. 1655), feminine form corresponding to rival rival n.² Now rare. A female rival. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > [noun] > competitor or rival > female emulatress1620 competitress1645 emulatrix1651 rivaless1655 1655 J. Davies tr. M. de Scudéry Clelia I. ii. 7 Passionately desiring to know the secret thoughts of this her pretended Rivallesse [Fr. cette pretenduë Riuale]. 1680 R. Morden Geogr. Rectified (1685) 465 Once formerly Romes great Rivaless. 1707 tr. M.-C. d'Aulnoy Diverting Wks. 434 She got to her Rivalless's Throne: where she stood upright, leaning against a Pillar. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela IV. xxx. 172 For, Oh my happy Rivaless! if you tear from me my Husband,..I cannot help it. 1774 Ideal Trifles iii. 21 Had I but a Genius equal to my Desires, in me you should find a Rivaless dangerous as the famed Poetess of old. 1863 R. F. Burton Abeokuta I. iii. 122 Their sulking rivalesses. 1904 L. G. Meushaw Plea of Toiler ii. 9 The frazzled Nautch rivalesses at the fantasied mazes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1655
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