comedienne

== English == === Alternative forms === comédienne === Etymology === Borrowed from French comédienne, equivalent to comedy +‎ -ienne. Compare doyenne. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /kəˌmiːdɪˈɛn/ (US) IPA(key): /kəˌmiːdiˈɛn/ === Noun === comedienne (plural comediennes) (slightly dated) A female comedian. ==== Usage notes ==== Some consider this word to be an outdated gendered term, preferring to use comedian or comic for women instead. ==== Hypernyms ==== comedian (male and female comedian) comic ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== comedian (male comedian) ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === neoendemic