mistress
nounHow many syllables in mistress?
There are 2 syllables in the word mistress.Divide mistress into syllables:
mis · tress
How to pronounce mistress:
Definition of mistress:
- mistress (noun):
- a woman who has power, authority, or ownership such as
- an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man.
- a woman who has a continuing sexual relationship with a man who is usually married to somebody else
Synonyms for mistress:
adult female
boss
captain
chief
commander
concubine
controller
director
doxy
employer
fancy woman
governor
head
kept woman
lady
lover
manager
other woman
overseer
owner
paramour
principal
prostitute
ruler
schoolma'am
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Antonyms for mistress:
enemy
fancy man
foe
hate
opponent
wife
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