Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An alluring, bewitching woman. See Usage Note at -ess.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A woman who tempts or entices.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A woman who entices.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
Examples
“Many feminists say that considering the semantic roots of the term in Indian English, eve-teasing refers to the temptress nature of Eve, placing responsibility on the woman as a tease, as though the aggressive response of the males was normal rather than criminal.”
The Huffington Post: Maheen Usmani: Pakistan's Sexual Harassment Problem
“The view of woman as "temptress" has early roots and is alive and well today both in the wider culture (see links below) and sadly also in Christian circles.”
“I just put the word "temptress" through the Google”
“Bruno: Erin started it very well, like a "temptress" and a "murderess", but she lost the character soon after and never recovered after that.”
“I just put the word "temptress" through the Google Translate engine, and got this: ξεμυαλίστρα (xemyalistra).”
“Who is the technological "temptress" in Constantin's garden of good and Apple.”
“I've learned immensely from your insights, such as "temptress" for Mark”
“First: how might "temptress" translate directly into Greek?”
“[4] but we use the term "temptress" to convey the context better.”
“Their sensual battle of wills is as maddening as it is delicious, but the longer he succeeds in managing the headstrong temptress, the closer Jeremy comes to losing control.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘temptress’.
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-ess
words with the suffix -ess
goddess, giantess, enchantress, doctress, archeress, auditress, avengeress, buildress, butleress, captainess, cateress, championess and 106 more...
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