temptress
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- noun
- /ˈtɛmptrəs/
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seductora
- In roles like "Gilda," a nightclub temptress who drove men to distraction with sex, she assumed what Orson Welles called "a total impersonation."
- Eve, the temptress
Isla Isla Isla Crown is the young ruler of Wildling, a realm of temptresses cursed to kill anyone they fall in love with.
- Isla Isla Isla Crown is the young ruler of Wildling, a realm of temptresses cursed to kill anyone they fall in love with.
Examples
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The role of temptress suits her.
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After being propositioned on several occasions, Joseph runs away from his temptress.
Blog text (3) -
I guess I was getting ready to be Eve, the temptress, even back then.
Academic text (2009) -
However, like an actress, the dancer only has to play the role of temptress for a limited amount of time.
Blog text (29) -
You, I tell Mayela, are a temptress, and I am prey.
Fiction book (1995) -
Rae, you're looking like quite the little temptress tonight in your antique gown.
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She's a temptress.
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For instance, female sexuality has at times been shaped by the model of "Eve, the Temptress," and at other times by notions of innate passionlessness.
Academic text (1990) -
In several fictitious stories, Sami women appear as beautiful temptresses and wicked stepmothers.
Academic text (1998) -
She was known in the office as a temptress, using her charm to manipulate her coworkers.
Synonyms
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A woman who uses her beauty to attract men into danger
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A woman who attracts men's attention but does not show interest in them
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A mysterious, attractive woman who leads men into danger
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A woman who uses charm to attract and tempt someone
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A person who tries to attract someone romantically or sexually using charm
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A woman who flirts playfully to attract attention
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A woman who attracts people in a way that can be dangerous
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Someone or something that tries to make a person do something wrong
A woman who uses charm to make a man lose power or get into trouble
A woman who uses her charm to trick men into doing what she wants
A person who attracts others by being friendly and attractive
How Seductive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Temptress comes from the verb tempt, which goes back to the Latin temptare, meaning 'to try' or 'to test', plus the feminine ending -ess. So a temptress is a woman who 'tests' or lures someone, which is why the word means a dangerously seductive woman.