enchantress
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enchantress
- /ɪnˈt͡ʃæntɹɪs/ US
- /ɛnˈt͡ʃæntɹɪs/ US
- /-ɹəs/ US
- /ɪnˈtʃɑːntɹɪs/ UK
- /ɛnˈtʃɑːntɹɪs/ UK
- /-ɹəs/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English enchaunteresse, from Old French enchanteresse; equivalent to enchanter + -ess.
noun enchantresses · enchauntress · inchantress
- 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: […]
- A beautiful, charming and irresistible woman. She was the enchantress of men’s hearts.
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A femme fatale.
His desire for that enchantress led him to financial ruin.
Similar: vamp
Similar: beautiful woman
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: beautiful woman
Translations
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noun attractive woman skilled at using magic — see also witch
| Español | encantadora, hechicera |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 魔女 majo |
| 中文 | 女妖 nǚyāo, 女巫 nǚwū |
| हिन्दी | मोहिनी mohinī |
| Français | enchanteresse |
| Deutsch | Zauberin |
| Italiano | incantatrice |
| Русский | волше́бница volšébnica, колду́нья koldúnʹja, чароде́йка čarodéjka |
noun beautiful, charming and irresistible woman
| 日本語 | 魅惑的な女性 miwakutekina josei, 魅惑的な女 miwakutekina onna, 妖婦 yōfu |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 妖精 yāojing |
| हिन्दी | मोहिनी mohinī |
| Deutsch | bezaubernde Frau |
| Русский | чаровни́ца čarovníca, обворожи́тельница obvorožítelʹnica, очарова́тельная же́нщина očarovátelʹnaja žénščina, обворожи́тельная же́нщина obvorožítelʹnaja žénščina |
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title = {enchantress},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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