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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

mistress

is the word mistress nowadays used to refer to a loved woman or a lover ?

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Hi, In this context, it refers to a woman, other than his wife, who has a long-term romantic/sexual relationship with a married man. It is still used today, but is starting to sound a little bit old-fashioned. Best wishes, Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, In this context, it refers to a woman, other than his wife, who has a long-term romantic/sexual relationship with a married man.
  • It is still used today, but is starting to sound a little bit old-fashioned.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

In this context, it refers to a woman, other than his wife, who has a long-term romantic/sexual relationship with a married man.

It is still used today, but is starting to sound a little bit old-fashioned.

Best wishes, Clive
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CliveHi,

In this context, it refers to a woman, other than his wife, who has a long-term romantic/sexual relationship with a married man.

It is still used today, but is starting to sound a little bit old-fashioned.

Best wishes, Clive

so, it is still used to refer to a woman with whom a man is in love nowadays but a little
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Hi,

Yes.

Although I wouldn't say a man necessarily is in love with his mistress. *** does not always involve love.

Clive
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But please note that it still would imply that he was married and this woman was not his wife. It's not simply a term for a woman that a man has a sexual relationship with.
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