An authoress is a female author, sometimes used as a derogatory term.
The opposite of authoress is author.
I have read several books written by that authoress.
Which female Authoress was found after death to be a male.
author
Betty Friedan
Daphne du Maurier
India Kolkata
Do you mean 'autobiographY' (with a 'y' on the end of the word)? If so it means the author or authoress is writing about himself or herself. A 'BIOgraphy' means the story of the life of a person written by someone other than the author/authoress. ...........................................................................................................
The noun author is a common gender noun, a word for a male or a female writer.
Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood.
"Authoress" is an outdated term used to refer to a female author. The term is considered to be unnecessary and is often seen as sexist, as it implies that female authors need a separate category. It is more common and appropriate to simply use "author" for both males and females.
A male is an author and the female is an authist