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Nobody has ever denied that when it comes to his trade - gigolo - John Forbes Kerry is one of the all-time greats. He's in the Gigolo Hall of Fame. See, a really good gigolo might snag one heiress in a lifetime with a nine-figure trust fund. Kerry has married two. When it comes to gigolos, he's Steve Jobs.
Howie Carr

Meaning of "heiress" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HEIRESS

heiress  [ˈɛərɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEIRESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heiress is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HEIRESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Heiress

Heiress may refer to: ▪ A female beneficiary of an inheritance ▪ A female heir ▪ Heiress, a line of perfumes ▪ The Heiress, by John Burgoyne ▪ The Heiress, a 1947 play by Ruth and Augustus Goetz ▪ The Heiress, a 1949 film based on the Goetzs' play ▪ The Heiresses, a 1980 Hungarian drama film ▪ Heiress, a 1988 Chinese TV series aired by SBC Channel 8 ▪ Heiress Records, a record company...

Definition of heiress in the English dictionary

The definition of heiress in the dictionary is a woman who inherits or expects to inherit great wealth. Other definition of heiress is a female heir.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEIRESS


Apollinaris
əˌpɒlɪˈnɛərɪs
avarice
ˈævərɪs
berberis
ˈbɜːbərɪs
cantharis
ˈkænθərɪs
caryopteris
ˌkærɪˈɒptərɪs
Charteris
ˈtʃɑːtərɪs
clitoris
ˈklɪtərɪs
coheiress
ˈkəʊˈɛərɪs
ephemeris
ɪˈfɛmərɪs
eucharis
ˈjuːkərɪs
iberis
aɪˈbɪərɪs
licorice
ˈlɪkərɪs
liquorice
ˈlɪkərɪs
mayoress
ˈmɛərɪs
naris
ˈnɛərɪs
peeress
ˈpɪərɪs
pieris
ˈpaɪərɪs
Seferis
səˈfɛərɪs
sorceress
ˈsɔːsərɪs
Sybaris
ˈsɪbərɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEIRESS

heinie
Heinkel
heinous
heinously
heinousness
heir
heir apparent
heir presumptive
heir-at-law
heirdom
heirless
heirloom
heirs apparent
heirs presumptive
heirs-at-law
heirship
Heisenberg
Heisenberg uncertainty principle
heishi
heist

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEIRESS

A-line dress
act of congress
actress
address
at the press
cocktail dress
congress
contact address
dress
express
in progress
IP address
Member of Congress
millionairess
millionnairess
press
progress
squiress
stress
the press

Synonyms and antonyms of heiress in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «heiress» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEIRESS

Find out the translation of heiress to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of heiress from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «heiress» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

女继承人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

heredera
570 millions of speakers

English

heiress
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उत्तराधिकारिणी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وَرِيثَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

наследница
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

herdeira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উত্তরাধিকারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

héritière
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Waris
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Erbin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

女相続人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

상속녀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Waris
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người thừa kế nữ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாரிசான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्तराधिकारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mirasçı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

erede
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dziedziczka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

спадкоємиця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

moștenitoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κληρονόμος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

erfgenaam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

arvtagerska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

arving
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heiress

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEIRESS»

The term «heiress» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.987 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEIRESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «heiress» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «heiress» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about heiress

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5 QUOTES WITH «HEIRESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word heiress.
1
Howie Carr
Nobody has ever denied that when it comes to his trade - gigolo - John Forbes Kerry is one of the all-time greats. He's in the Gigolo Hall of Fame. See, a really good gigolo might snag one heiress in a lifetime with a nine-figure trust fund. Kerry has married two. When it comes to gigolos, he's Steve Jobs.
2
Antonia Fraser
I'm glad I was never an heiress.
3
Paris Hilton
You don't have to be an heiress to look like one, if you act like one then everyone will just presume you are one.
4
Mary McCarthy
When an American heiress wants to buy a man, she at once crosses the Atlantic. The only really materialistic people I have ever met have been Europeans.
5
Susan Holloway Scott
Katherine Sedley was the only daughter and heiress to the libertine poet Sir Charles Sedley, and grew into a thoroughly scandalous lady in her own right.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEIRESS»

Discover the use of heiress in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heiress and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The American Heiress
Presents the story of vivacious Cora Cash, whose early twentieth-century marriage to England's most eligible duke is overshadowed by his secretive nature and the traps and betrayals of London's social scene.
Daisy Goodwin, 2012
2
Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-In-Chic Peek Behind the Pose
Socialite, fashion icon, television and movie star, recording artist and just plain celebrity: Twenty-two year old Paris Hilton is the great granddaughter of hotel magnate Conrad Hilton and is estimated to be worth $30 million.
Paris Hilton, 2012
3
The Heiress of Winterwood
Both must learn to have faith and relinquish control so they can embrace the future ahead of them. “My kind of book! [It] grabbed my attention from the first lines and I eagerly returned to its pages.” —Julie Klassen, Best-Selling, ...
Sarah Ladd, 2013
4
The Heiress
Jamie Montgomery, an impoverished Elizabethan knight, is elated when he is assigned to escort Axia, the Lancaster heiress, to the castle of her betrothed.
Jude Deveraux, 2008
5
Ravishing the Heiress
Millicent understands the terms of her arranged marriage all too well.
Sherry Thomas, 2012
6
The Pursuit of the Heiress: Aristocratic Marriage in Ireland ...
The new book also ranges more widely than its central theme of heiresses and addresses other aspects of aristocratic marriage such as abductions, elopements, mésalliances, the supposed "rise of the affective family," and the disadvantaged ...
A. P. W. Malcomson, 2006
7
Daphne Du Maurier: Haunted Heiress
Auerbach examines the writer of depth and recklessness now largely known only as the author of Rebecca, looking at the way her sharp-edged fiction, with its brutal and often perverse family relationships, has been softened in film ...
Nina Auerbach, 2002
8
Your Heiress Diary: Confess It All to Me
" Paris has a fragrance deal and a jewelry line. She's engaged to Paris (Latsis). Paris is everywhere!
Paris Hilton, Merle Ginsberg, 2005
9
Highland Heiress
Until sinister forces threaten to upend Lady Moira's world and Gordon must cast the law book aside!
Margaret Moore, 2011
10
Seducing the Heiress
This book is something truly special, an unforgettable story filled with passion, intrigue, and sweep-you-away romance.” —Susan Wiggs
Olivia Drake, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEIRESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heiress is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hotel-Heiress Nicky Hilton Marries Jewish Banking-Heir James …
Two of the wealthiest families have officially become one, after Hotel-heiress Nicky Hilton married Jewish banking-heir James Rothschild last ... «JP Updates, Jul 15»
2
Business leaders & their glamorous dates
The American businessman and owner of Kushner properties married the Trump heiress in 2009 in a Jewish ceremony. The good-looking ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
3
Petra Stunt hits the spa with one of her four-month-old twin boys
Her long blonde hair was left loose and wavy, with the Formula 1 heiress glamming her look up with a touch of makeup. The doting mum, who ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
The Militiaman, Businessman, And Patriot Who Singlehandedly Paid …
Married in 1776 to an heiress, he was also incredibly prosperous. Swan reportedly owned over 2.5 million acres in what is now West Virginia, ... «Task & Purpose, Jul 15»
5
Korean Air heiress wants 'nut rage' trial here
Former Korean Air Executive Vice President Heather Cho has asked a New York court to dismiss a suit a flight attendant filed against her so ... «Korea Times, Jul 15»
6
Nicky Hilton: Heiress ties the knot with billionaire heir
Nicky Hilton, younger sister to Paris Hilton, got married to Rothschild heir, James Rothschild, on July 10th. The couple exchanged their vows at ... «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»
7
Olivia Mead has spoken publicly for the first time in an interview with …
SHE'S the softly spoken, media-shy mining heiress who's just come out of an epic court battle over the family fortune. And now she has opened ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
8
Nicky Hilton Is Married! Heiress Weds James Rothschild at …
They do! In a wedding fit for a King and Queen (literally), Nicky Hilton and James Rothschild tied the knot at Kensington Palace in London on ... «E! Online, Jul 15»
9
Goebbels' heiress wins legal battle to receive royalties from …
Cordula Schacht inherited the rights to Nazi propaganda minister's diaries, which were used extensively in 2010 biography. She allegedly ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
10
Luxury home near Bossini heiress robbed at knife point during …
A 24-year-old resident of a luxury Sai Kung home was tied up and held at knife point this morning by three robbers who escaped with HKD70 ... «Coconuts Hong Kong, Jul 15»

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