enchantress (noun)

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• enchantress — enchant ► VERB 1) delight; charm. 2) put under a spell. DERIVATIVES enchanter noun enchantment noun enchantress noun. ORIGIN French enchanter, from Latin cantare sing …   English terms dictionary

• enchantress — noun a) An attractive woman skilled at using magic; an alluring witch. She was the enchantress of mens hearts. b) A beautiful, charming and irresistible woman …   Wiktionary

• enchantress — noun the enchantress put a curse on all the young men of Underwood Village Syn: witch, sorceress, magician, fairy; Circe, siren …   Thesaurus of popular words

• enchantress — noun Date: 14th century 1. a woman who practices magic ; sorceress 2. a fascinating or beautiful woman …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• enchantress — noun (C) literary 1 a woman that men find very attractive and interesting 2 a woman who uses magic on people and things …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• enchantress — noun 1. a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive • Syn: ↑temptress, ↑siren, ↑Delilah, ↑femme fatale • Hypernyms: ↑woman, ↑adult female 2. a female sorcerer or magician …   Useful english dictionary

• enchantress — UK [ɪnˈtʃɑːntrəs] / US [ɪnˈtʃæntrəs] noun [countable] Word forms enchantress : singular enchantress plural enchantresses literary 1) a woman who you find extremely attractive and interesting 2) a woman who uses magic on people or things …   English dictionary

• enchantress — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. witch, sorceress, Siren; see magician 1 , witch . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. seductress, sorceress, witch, charmer, siren, *femme fatale, *Circe. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. A usually unscrupulous woman who… …   English dictionary for students

• enchantress — en|chant|ress [ ın tʃæntrəs ] noun count LITERARY 1. ) a woman who you find extremely attractive and interesting 2. ) a woman who uses magic on people or things …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• enchantress — /ɛnˈtʃæntrəs/ (say en chantruhs), /ən / (say uhn ), / ˈtʃant / (say chahnt ) noun 1. a woman who enchants; a sorceress. 2. a fascinating woman …  

• enchant — ► VERB 1) delight; charm. 2) put under a spell. DERIVATIVES enchanter noun enchantment noun enchantress noun. ORIGIN French enchanter, from Latin cantare sing …   English terms dictionary