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tragedienne

[truh-jee-dee-en]

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noun

an actress especially noted for performing tragic roles.

Origin of tragedienne

1850–55; < French, feminine of tragédien tragedian

Usage note

See -enne.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for tragedienne

Historical Examples of tragedienne

According to his ideas, Deborah, the tragedienne at the Odeon—a Greek statue!
A Romance of Youth, Complete
Francois Coppee
"Never an actress at all, and never will be," replied the first tragedienne.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 71, No. 436, February 1852
Various
Her genius as a tragedienne surpassed her talent as a singer.
Great Singers, First Series
George T. Ferris
It was the head of a tragedienne or a martyr, and the lean, rather beautiful body was eloquent of life.
Carnac's Folly, Complete
Gilbert Parker
He was not prepared yet to say which was trick, which reality; which was the woman, Selma Cross, or the tragedienne.
She Buildeth Her House
Will Comfort