Definition of Temptress

1. Noun. A woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive.

Exact synonyms: Delilah, Enchantress, Femme Fatale, Siren
Generic synonyms: Adult Female, Woman

Definition of Temptress

1. n. A woman who entices.

Definition of Temptress

1. Noun. An alluring woman who seduces or exploits men. ¹

2. Noun. A woman considered sexually attractive by men. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Temptress

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Medical Definition of Temptress

1. A woman who entices. "She was my temptress, the foul provoker." (Sir W. Scott) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Temptress

tempt fate
temptability
temptable
temptation
temptationless
temptations
temptatious
tempted
tempter
tempters
tempteth
tempting
temptingly
temptingness
temptings
temptresses
tempts
tempura
tempuras
tempus
tempus fugit
tems
temse
temsed
temses
temsing
temsirolimus
temulence
temulency

Literary usage of Temptress

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Collected Poems of Philip Bourke Marston: Comprising "Song-tide," "All by Philip Bourke Marston, Louise Chandler Moulton (1892)
"... Temptress at my side, From whose embrace comes madness at the end, I said, " I will not yield, but will defend My weary soul till body and soul divide. ..."

2. The Sunday Magazine by Thomas Guthrie, William Garden Blaikie, Benjamin Waugh (1869)
"Yes, and so they may be passing into that very condition in which Samson was when he fell under the power of that temptress who carried out so successfully ..."

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