Seductress

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A woman skilled in and practiced at seduction.

    "The sirens were seductresses who lured many sailors to their doom."

  2. 2
    a woman who seduces wordnet
  3. 3
    A woman who seduces.

    "Even though she didn't think of herself as a seductress, her effect on men showed she was one."

Synonyms

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adventuressaspasiacharmercircecoquettecourtesan

Example

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"No matter what image the name Cleopatra conjures up—a seductress who swayed two Roman rulers, the actress Elizabeth Taylor or the tragic heroine in a play by William Shakespeare—Egypt's last queen continues to fascinate and intrigue more than 2,000 years after her death."

Etymology

From seductor + -ess.

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