temptress - Definition & Meaning | Lingo Dictionary

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seductive or alluring woman who uses her charm or attractiveness to entice or lure others, often in a mysterious or dangerous wayseductive or alluring woman who uses her charm or attractiveness to entice or lure others, often in a mysterious or dangerous way

Examples

The novel's temptress led the hero into a web of deceit.
He could not resist the charms of the dark‑eyed temptress.
In the film, she plays a temptress who lures men into danger.

Synonyms

enchantress femme fatale Delilah siren

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Plural

temptresses

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seductive or alluring woman who uses her charm or attractiveness to entice or lure others, often in a mysterious or dangerous way

The novel's temptress led the hero into a web of deceit.
He could not resist the charms of the dark‑eyed temptress.
In the film, she plays a temptress who lures men into danger.
The legend tells of a temptress who bewitched every man she met.
Her reputation as a temptress made people wary of her intentions.

Synonyms:

enchantress femme fatale Delilah siren