temptress
temptress · temptresses
соблазнительница, обольстительница
Verführerin
An alluring woman who seduces or exploits menAn alluring woman who seduces or exploits men.
/ˈtɛmp.tɹɛs/
» Layla was a teenage temptress.
Meaning
2 sensesAn alluring woman who seduces or exploits men.
Verführerin
соблазни́тельницаsoblaznítelʹnica, обольсти́тельницаobolʹstítelʹnica
a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
A woman considered sexually attractive by men.
Marilyn Monroe, the iconic temptress of the 20th century.
Examples
1 sentencesLayla was a teenage temptress.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
An alluring woman who seduces or exploits men:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
An alluring woman who seduces or exploits men:
Origin
Late Latin -issader.Late Latin -issader.
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Forms
plural: temptresses| Singular | temptress |
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regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsalluring woman who seduces or exploits men:vamp
Close in meaning
- a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive:enchantresssirenDelilahfemme fatale