Home › Words › D › duckessduckessduckess means A female duck.EtymologyFrom duck + -ess.nounA female duck.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.duchesse 72% match — A French duchess. vs duckess →duckling 70% match — A young duck. vs duckess →duckness 70% match — The quality of being a duck. vs duckess →ducklet 70% match — A small duck or duckling. vs duckess →duchess 68% match — The wife or widow of a duke. vs duckess →annet 67% match — A duck or drake. vs duckess →duckly 67% match — Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a duck or ducks. vs duckess →duchessy 66% match — Like a duchess; with a superior feminine elegance. vs duckess →