Home › Words › O › ogressogress/ˈəʊɡɹɛs/ogress means A female ogre.ogress is pronounced /ˈəʊɡɹɛs/.EtymologyBorrowed in the early 1700s from French ogresse, equivalent to ogre + -ess. Piecewise doublet of orcess.nounA female ogre.A fierce, unfriendly woman.e.g.“I remember being the fall guy for the family, having to take the rent down to the ogress of a landlady so that my parents wouldn't have to face her.” — 1977 December 3, John Mitzel, quoting Harry Allard, “Harry Allard: A Teller of Children's Stories Talks About His Life”, in Gay Community News, volume 5, number 22, page 8:A roundel sable.e.g.“Beareth Verte, fiue Fermaulxz in Crosse D'Or, a Border d'Argent, charged with eight Ogresses: or, after the French blazon, 'Ogressée de huit pieces'.” — 1572, John Bossewell, Workes of Armorie, II, 37b:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ogreishly 68% match — Like an ogre. vs ogress →ogreism 68% match — The character or manners of an ogre. vs ogress →gobliness 63% match — A female goblin. vs ogress →gorilless 61% match — A female gorilla. vs ogress →frogess 60% match — A Frenchwoman. vs ogress →ouvrière 60% match — A female ouvrier. vs ogress →overlady 59% match — A female overlord. vs ogress →dragoness 59% match — A female dragon. vs ogress →