Definition
A French feminine form relating to an empress or a woman showing eagerness or earnestness (rarely used in English).
Etymology
From French 'empresse' (feminine form of 'empressé', meaning eager or earnest), derived from 'empresser' (to hurry, to be eager). This is a French word occasionally borrowed into English.
Kelly Says
In old French novels and etiquette books, an 'empresse' was a woman of elegant eagerness—she showed enthusiasm for conversation and social engagement, but with style and grace, never appearing desperate!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሴት ባለሥልጣት
set ba-le-s-lta-at
ARالعربية
مؤسسة
mu-was-sa
BNবাংলা
উদ্যোক্তা
ud-yok-ta
CACatalà
empresària
em-pre-sa-ree-a
CSČeština
podnikatelka
pod-ni-ka-tel-ka
DADansk
iværksætter
i-værk-sæt-tør
DEDeutsch
Unternehmerin
ˌʊntɐˌnɛːmɐˈriːn
ELΕλληνικά
ιδρύτρια
i-dry-tri-a
ESEspañol
empresaria
em-pres-a-ree-a
FAفارسی
بنیانگذار زن
be-nyaan-ga-zar zen
FISuomi
yrittäjä
yit-ri-tää-jä
FRFrançais
femme d'affaires
fam-d-a-fɛːʁ
HEעברית
עסקנית
e-s-kan-it
HIहिन्दी
उद्यमशील महिला
ud-yam-sheel ma-hila
HUMagyar
vállalkozó
va-lla-l-ko-zo
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengusaha wanita
pen-goo-sa-ha wa-ni-ta
IGIG
nwanyi ọrụ
n-wa-nyi or-oo
ITItaliano
imprenditrice
im-pren-di-tri-tse
JA日本語
女性起業家
jose-i-ki-e-ka
KKKK
тәуелсіз
ta-we-l-si-z
KMKM
អ្នកប្រើប្រាស់
a-nk-b-ra-a-s-oo
KO한국어
여성 기업가
yeo-seong ki-eop-ga
MSBahasa Melayu
pengusaha wanita
pen-goo-sa-ha wa-ni-ta
MYမြန်မာ
စီးပွား
see-pa-war
NLNederlands
onderneemster
on-der-nem-ster
NONorsk
entreprenør
en-tre-pren-ør
PAPA
ਉਦਯੋਗਪਤ
oo-d-yo-go-pat
PLPolski
przedsiębiorczyni
przed-nıe-bı-or-t͡s-i-ni
PTPortuguês
empresária
em-prɛ-za-ˈɾi-a
RORomână
antreprenor
an-tre-pren-or
RUРусский
предпринимательница
predpri-y-ma-tel-ni-tsa
SVSvenska
företagare
fôr-et-a-ga-re
SWKiswahili
mwanamke wa biashara
mwa-na-m-ke wa bee-a-sha-ra
TAதமிழ்
தொழில் முனைவோர்
tozh-il-mu-nai-vo-r
TEతెలుగు
వ్యాపారవేత్త
vy-a-pa-ra-ve-tta
THไทย
ผู้ประกอบการหญิง
poo-kom-pab-kan-ying
TLTL
babae negosyante
ba-ba-e ne-go-syan-te
TRTürkçe
iş kadını
ish ka-din-ee
UKУкраїнська
підприємиця
pid-pry-ye-mit-sa
URاردو
کاروباری خاتون
ka-ro-ba-ree kha-toon
VITiếng Việt
nữ doanh nhân
nu-doanh-nhan
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-sha-ye-lee
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
French 'empresse' (feminine: eager, pressing) derives from Latin but carries gendered performance expectations—eagerness was coded as dutiful femininity in courtly contexts.
Inclusive Usage
Use descriptively for anyone; avoid implying eagerness is distinctively female or servile. Consider 'zealous,' 'attentive,' 'eager' as neutral alternatives.
Inclusive Alternatives
["eager","attentive","zealous","keen"]
Empowerment Note
Women's caregiving labor and eagerness to please have been romanticized as natural traits; language should not conflate enthusiasm with submissiveness.