femme fatale
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femme fatale
- /fɛm fəˈtæl/ US
- /fɛm fəˈtɑːl/ UK
Where it comes from
Unadapted borrowing from French femme fatale (literally “deadly woman”).
noun femmes fatales · femme fatales
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An attractive and seductive but ultimately dangerous woman.
Cause everybody knows (She's a femme fatale) / The things she does to please (She's a femme fatale)
Similar: vamp, enchantress, femme fatale, man-eater, mantrap, seductress, she-wolf, siren, temptress, vixen, wolfess · Opposite: ingenue
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noun seductive and dangerous woman
| Español | mujer fatal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 팜 파탈 pam patal, 요부 yobu |
| 日本語 | ファム・ファタール famu fatāru, 妖女 yōjo, 妖婦 yōfu, 傾城傾国 keisei keikoku |
| 中文 | 蛇蠍美人 /蛇蝎美人 shéxiē měirén, 妖姬 yāojī, 妖女 yāonǚ, 妖精 nǚyāojing, 紅顏禍水 /红颜祸水 hóngyán huòshuǐ, 狐狸精 húlijīng |
| Português | femme fatale |
| Français | femme fatale |
| Deutsch | Femme fatale, verhängnisvolle Frau |
| Italiano | femme fatale, donna fatale |
| Ελληνικά | φαμ φατάλ fam fatál |
| Русский | рокова́я же́нщина rokovája žénščina, фам-фата́ль fam-fatálʹ |
| العربية | طَاغِيَة جَمَال |
Talk about this word "femme fatale." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/femme%20fatale. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. femme fatale. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/femme%20fatale "femme fatale." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/femme%20fatale.Cite this
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title = {femme fatale},
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