enchantress

noun
/ɪnˈt͡ʃæntɹɪs/US/ɪnˈtʃɑːntɹɪs/UK

Etymology

From Middle English enchaunteresse, from Old French enchanteresse; equivalent to enchanter + -ess.

  1. derived from enchanteresse
  2. inherited from enchaunteresse

Definitions

  1. A woman, especially an attractive one, skilled at using magic

    A woman, especially an attractive one, skilled at using magic; an alluring witch.

    • Him fortuned (hard fortune ye may gheſſe) To come, where vile Acraſia does wonne [live], Acraſia a falſe enchauntereſſe, That many errant knightes hath fowle fordonne: […]
    • The tablets upon which the events of the day were recorded refer to enchantresses, and we can conclude that they were by no means restricted to ancient beldames.
    • For even the enchantresses Circe and Medea could not, by their black arts, prevent the unfaithfulness of Odysseus and Jason.
  2. A beautiful, charming and irresistible woman.

    • She was the enchantress of men’s hearts.
  3. A femme fatale.

    • His desire for that enchantress led him to financial ruin.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA