Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A woman of great seductive charm who leads men into compromising or dangerous situations.
- n. An alluring, mysterious woman.
Wiktionary
- n. An attractive and seductive but ultimately dangerous woman.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
Etymologies
- Borrowing from French femme fatale (literally "deadly woman"). (Wiktionary)
- French : femme, woman + fatale, deadly. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“So if Bella’s not the femme fatale in this situation, and Elissa’s not the femme fatale, then I guess one doesn’t exist.”
“This, of itself, made a femme fatale of Kitty Cartarette.”
“If this were a movie and the sun was going down on Shanosha, the femme fatale would have the last laugh, of course, walking off into the sunset with all her secrets.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘femme fatale’.
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probablyankita's list
Words are all I have to take your heart away
apartheid, techno-klutz, logorrheic, gordian knot, anodyne, odor of sanctity, finders keepers, foot-in-mouth dis..., dutch uncle, masquerade, smoke signals, furtive glance and 320 more...
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New words
new words or spelling issues
voluble, Metagrobolize, salubrious, calumny, fugacity, withdrawal, bourse, hypertrophy, leitmotif, argot, improvident, damask and 238 more...
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Here I Dreamt I Was An Archetype
one-horse town, freckle-faced gir..., evil vizier, hardboiled detective, dark alleyway, jolly fat man, spandex-clad supe..., noble swordsman, grey-bearded mentor, redshirt, absent-minded pro..., funny animal and 78 more...
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French words to throw around next ti...
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bon mot, bon vivant, boulevardier, accoutrement, ménage à trois, melee, coup de grace, elan, bete noir, agent provocateur, crème de la crème, haut monde and 53 more...
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English with Tongue
French words and phrases used by English speakers.
objet d'art, nom de plume, petite, bon voyage, avant-garde, faux pas, faux, touché, répondez, s'il vo..., rouge, papier mâché, joie de vivre and 85 more...
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ambrosia, inamorata, gossamer, lily-white, hummingbird, roucoulement, poppy, daisy, calypso, lunula, lamb, dove and 1526 more...
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phrases (2 to 3 words)
Found Phrases I like. 2 or 3 words.
the majority of these will be placed into more categorically specific lists.
goto phrases (more than 3 words)
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Femmesque
Curious words having to do with women: positive or negative; feminine, observational, technical, weird, stupid, crass, etc. I loathe some of these words but I'm using this list as a catch-all... ev...
mittelschmerz, gynotikolobomasso..., ingenue, uxorious, hogminny, quim, suffragette, damsel, madame, parturient, testatrix, mediatrix and 188 more...
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thricedotted's Words
schadenfreude, vanquish, calumny, obsequious, rhapsody, expostulate, promontory, bordello, quintessence, catharsis, recapitulation, myriad and 937 more...
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vnilla's Words
mellifluous, lackadaisical, effervescent, languorous, lilting, juxtapose, coalesce, desideratum, fey, intrinsic, languid, luminous and 134 more...
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GRE uncommon
patronage, expletive, exhort, exegesis, execrable, excommunicate, evince, escarpment, ersatz, ergo, epoxy, snare and 1202 more...
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the feminine mystique
I love being a woman.
pink-collar, vagina dentata, écriture féminine, primigravida, cunt, yoni, lingam, fangast, chattel, moppet, lolita, philogynist and 52 more...
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F is for Flea Circus
My F Words
fire engine red, fanboy, fancy pants, fanzine, feeling fist, femme fatale, fiasco, fiddle faddle, fiddlesticks, filibuster, flannel, flea circus and 41 more...
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Sluts, Bitches, and Goddesses
Words for women.
floozie, whore, cunt, tart, trull, ianfu, demimondaine, demimonde, ball-buster, ball-breaker, bar girl, b-girl and 84 more...
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Kinky & Sexy
Sexy words along with unusual, obscure, and kinky words thrown into the mix.
paraphilia, capnolagnia, vincilagnia, dominatrix, stilettos, fetish, tryst, debauched, in flagrante delicto, demimonde, sultry, salacious and 15 more...
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Internationally Known
wunderkind, a la carte, brunette, blitz, passe, genre, du jour, kindergarten, gegenschein, encore, lederhosen, souvenir and 20 more...
Tweets
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whichbe 1. A seductive woman who lures men into dangerous or compromising situations.
2. An alluring, mysterious woman of charm and mystery. (From WordCraft) May 20, 2008
singlepayernow i like to live on the edge Jan 18, 2007