What does the word Uxorial mean?
What does the word Uxorial mean?
With help from -ial, -ious, and -icide, the Latin word uxor, meaning “wife,” has given us the English words uxorial, uxorious (meaning “excessively fond of or submissive to a wife”), and uxoricide (“murder of a wife by her husband” or “a wife murderer”).
What is the word for wife?
other words for wife
- bride.
- companion.
- partner.
- roommate.
- spouse.
- consort.
- helpmate.
- mate.
What is another word for wife?
What is another word for wife-to-be?
| fiancee | bride |
|---|---|
| future wife | girlfriend |
| marrier | affianced |
| betrothed | engaged person |
| fiance | future |
What can I call my future wife?
What is another word for future wife?
| fiancee | bride |
|---|---|
| bride-to-be | fiancé |
| groom-to-be | prospective wife |
| future husband | prospective husband |
| wife- | engaged woman |
What is the antonym of wife?
What is the opposite of wife?
| man | mister |
|---|---|
| groom | bridegroom |
| Mr | husband |
| partner | companion |
| spouse | squeeze |
What is the feminine gender of hubby?
List of masculine and feminine words in English
| Masculine | Feminine | Gender neutral |
|---|---|---|
| husband | wife | spouse |
| actor | actress | |
| prince | princess | |
| waiter | waitress | server |
What is the feminine of Shepherd?
shepherdes
What does Pejoration mean?
In historical linguistics, the process of an inoffensive word becoming pejorative is a form of semantic drift known as pejoration. An example of pejoration is the shift in meaning of the word silly from meaning that a person was happy and fortunate to meaning that they are foolish and unsophisticated.
What’s the opposite of Pejoration?
Pejoration is when a word’s meaning is neutral in origin and gains a more negative meaning over time. In general, pejoration happens more often than its opposite (amelioration), but this trend is particularly salient in words that are female-specific.
What is Pejoration and amelioration?
Narrowing of meaning: loss of quantity. Amelioration of meaning: rise of quality. Pejoration of meaning: loss of quality.