woman of letters



woman of letters

A woman who is well-versed in literature and related scholarly pursuits. As a woman of letters, the professor could easily speak for hours on the works of Shakespeare.
See also: letter, of, woman

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Pope[pu:p]
Clements['klemənts]
İSmetees-METTurkish
SpringSPRINGEnglish
Khodadad-Persian
JonathanJAHN-ə-thən (English), YO-nah-tahn (German)English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, French, Biblical