seductress

seductress
seduce VERB 1) persuade to do something inadvisable. 2) entice into sexual activity.
DERIVATIVES seducer noun seducible adjective seduction noun seductress noun.
ORIGIN Latin seducere 'lead aside or away' .

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  • Seductress — Se*duc tress, n. A woman who seduces; a female seducer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • seductress — (n.) 1803; see SEDUCE (Cf. seduce) (L. stem seduct ) + ESS (Cf. ess) …   Etymology dictionary

  • seductress — [si duk′tris] n. a woman who seduces, esp. one who seduces a man sexually …   English World dictionary

  • seductress — [[t]sɪdʌ̱ktrəs[/t]] seductresses N COUNT A seductress is a woman who seduces someone. Few males can resist a self confident seductress …   English dictionary

  • seductress — UK [sɪˈdʌktrɪs] / US [sɪˈdʌktrəs] noun [countable] Word forms seductress : singular seductress plural seductresses old fashioned a woman who persuades someone to have sex with her …   English dictionary

  • seductress — noun a) A woman skilled and practiced at seduction. The sirens were seductresses who lured many sailors to their doom. b) A woman who seduces. Even though she didnt think of herself as a seductress, her effect on men showed she was one …   Wiktionary

  • seductress — noun Etymology: obsolete seductor male seducer, from Late Latin, from seducere to seduce Date: 1802 a woman who seduces …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • seductress — /si duk tris/, n. a woman who seduces. [1795 1805; obs. sedut(o)r ( < LL seductor; see SEDUCE, TOR) + ESS] Usage. See ess. * * * …   Universalium

  • seductress — Synonyms and related words: Aspasia, Circe, Delilah, Don Juan, Jezebel, Lorelei, Messalina, Parthenope, Phryne, Siren, Thais, adventuress, charmer, coquette, courtesan, demimondaine, demimonde, demirep, enchanter, enchantress, enticer, femme… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • seductress — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. Siren, enchantress, vamp, Jezebel; see Siren 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A usually unscrupulous woman who seduces or exploits men: enchantress, femme fatale, siren, temptress. Informal: vamp, witch. See SEX …   English dictionary for students

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