enchantress
[en-chan-tris, -chahn-]
noun
a woman who practices magic; sorceress.
an irresistibly charming or fascinating woman: an enchantress who breaks men's hearts.
Origin of enchantress
Synonyms for enchantress
Usage note
See -ess.
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Examples from the Web for enchantress
Contemporary Examples of enchantress
Harry refers to his “Enchantress of our Twenty Thousand Days.”
Historical Examples of enchantress
Then, drinking off all the wine, he looked the enchantress calmly in the face.
Tanglewood TalesNathaniel Hawthorne
"It is only a sleeping potion," said the enchantress to Prince Jason.
Tanglewood TalesNathaniel Hawthorne
And anyhow, no doubt all the best cabins on the Enchantress Isis were taken.
It Happened in EgyptC. N. Williamson
I had told such stories about the Enchantress Isis that she would like to see her.
It Happened in EgyptC. N. Williamson
He had been clever, and got on board the Enchantress as they told him to do.
It Happened in EgyptC. N. Williamson
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper