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
Prabodh-Indian, Hindi
Tola-Khmer
Camilokah-MEE-lo (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Mitrofanmee-trah-FAHNRussian
AnselmAHN-zelm (German), AN-selm (English)German, English (Rare), Ancient Germanic
Szabolcs-Hungarian