Gender
See -ess.
Etymology
Origin of enchantress
1325–75; Middle English enchanteresse < Anglo-French, Middle French. See enchanter, -ess
Example Sentences
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When she’s on the stage, you can’t take your eyes off her; whether she is being regal, amorous or crushed by betrayal, she commands the space as if she really were an enchantress.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2023
"The evil spirit of Handel's enchantress Alcina evidently infected one audience member at Tuesday's premiere of this new production," he wrote.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2022
He was a mage — but not as cool as the necromancer Dorian or the enchantress Vivienne — and an elf, though also not as cool as the archer Sera.
From The Verge • Jun. 2, 2022
The script, by John Gatins, begins with a flamboyantly subtitled alien-language prologue introducing the ancient clash between Zordon, the benevolent leader of the Power Rangers, and Rita Repulsa, an evil enchantress bent on Earth’s destruction.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2017
That little witch, they called her, that little madam the enchantress, and not all of them seemed to be convinced of her powers.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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