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
ZacheryZAK-ə-reeEnglish
Murtada-Arabic
Aelia-Ancient Roman
Poldi-German
Peters['pi:təz]
ÉRico-Portuguese