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acceptress

n. countable
C2 Proficiency ac·cep·tress Archaic

n. a woman who receives or agrees to something. This word is very old and is almost never used today.

n. a female person who receives, takes, or agrees to something.


SIMPLE

The young acceptress of the prize smiled for the camera.

CONTEXTUAL

In the old play, the queen is the final acceptress of the king's proposal, though she remains skeptical of his true intentions.

COMPLEX

The poet describes the moon as the silent acceptress of the sun's daily offerings, a metaphor that reflects the passive yet essential role of the night sky in the celestial cycle.

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