enchantress
noun/ɪnˈt͡ʃæntɹɪs/US/ɪnˈtʃɑːntɹɪs/UK
Etymology
From Middle English enchaunteresse, from Old French enchanteresse; equivalent to enchanter + -ess.
- derived from enchanteresse
- inherited from enchaunteresse
Definitions
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.
A beautiful, charming and irresistible woman.
- She was the enchantress of men’s hearts.
A femme fatale.
- His desire for that enchantress led him to financial ruin.
The neighborhood
- synonymbeautiful womanbeautiful woman
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA