enchantress

[en-chan-tris, -chahn-]

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noun

a woman who practices magic; sorceress.
an irresistibly charming or fascinating woman: an enchantress who breaks men's hearts.

Origin of enchantress

1325–75; Middle English enchanteresse < Anglo-French, Middle French. See enchanter, -ess

Synonyms for enchantress

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1. witch, siren. 2. seductress, temptress, vamp, charmer.

Usage note

See -ess.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Related Words for enchantress

siren, charmer, diviner, witch, seductress, vamp

Examples from the Web for enchantress

Contemporary Examples of enchantress

Harry refers to his “Enchantress of our Twenty Thousand Days.”
The Magazine King
Harold Evans
May 1, 2010

Historical Examples of enchantress

Then, drinking off all the wine, he looked the enchantress calmly in the face.
Tanglewood Tales
Nathaniel Hawthorne
"It is only a sleeping potion," said the enchantress to Prince Jason.
Tanglewood Tales
Nathaniel Hawthorne
And anyhow, no doubt all the best cabins on the Enchantress Isis were taken.
It Happened in Egypt
C. N. Williamson
I had told such stories about the Enchantress Isis that she would like to see her.
It Happened in Egypt
C. N. Williamson
He had been clever, and got on board the Enchantress as they told him to do.
It Happened in Egypt
C. N. Williamson

Word Origin and History for enchantress

n.

late 14c., "witch," from enchanter + -ess. Meaning "charming woman" is from 1713.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper