enchantress

[ en-chan-tris, -chahn- ]

/ ɛnˈtʃæn trɪs, -ˈtʃɑn- /

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noun

a woman who practices magic; sorceress.

an irresistibly charming or fascinating woman: an enchantress who breaks men's hearts.

OTHER WORDS FOR enchantress

1 witch, siren.

2 seductress, temptress, vamp, charmer.

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Origin of enchantress

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

usage note for enchantress

See -ess.

Words nearby enchantress

enchanted, enchanter, enchanter's nightshade, enchanting, enchantment, enchantress, enchase, enchilada, enchiridion, enchondral, enchondroma

How to use enchantress in a sentence

Those steeped in Arthurian legends may suspect Gawain’s mother is none other than the enchantress Morgan Le Fay, who learned the dark arts from the powerful wizard Merlin.
The Green Knight is glorious and a little baffling. Let’s untangle it.|Alissa Wilkinson|July 30, 2021|Vox
Harry refers to his “Enchantress of our Twenty Thousand Days.”
The Magazine King|Harold Evans|May 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Isabel suddenly felt herself and her organdie absurdly out of place in this room with its enchantress atmosphere.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Schooners 'Wanderer' and 'Enchantress' were both very successful vessels, and fast in their day.
Yachting Vol. 2|Various.

At these words the enchantress, who did not expect them, uttered a loud exclamation of joy.
The Arabian Nights|Unknown
The enchantress then said to him, "Get thee from this castle, and never return on pain of death."
The Arabian Nights|Unknown
For her sake, he abandoned a former enchantress of the name of Mainville, "who had already plucked some of his feathers."
Queens of the French Stage|H. Noel Williams