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femme fatale
[ fem fuh-tal, -tahl, fey-; French fam fa-tal ]
/ ˌfɛm fəˈtæl, -ˈtɑl, feɪ-; French fam faˈtal /
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noun, plural femmes fa·tales [fem fuh-talz, -tahlz, fey-; French fam fa-tal]. /ˌfɛm fəˈtælz, -ˈtɑlz, feɪ-; French fam faˈtal/.
an irresistibly attractive woman, especially one who leads men into difficult, dangerous, or disastrous situations; siren.
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Origin of femme fatale
<French: literally, fatal woman
Words nearby femme fatale
feminist, feminize, Fem Lib, femme, femme de chambre, femme fatale, femmy, femoral, femoral artery, femto-, femtometer
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British Dictionary definitions for femme fatale
femme fatale
/ French (fam fatal, English ˈfɛm fəˈtæl, -ˈtɑːl) /
noun plural femmes fatales (fam fatal, English ˈfɛm fəˈtælz, -ˈtɑːlz)
an alluring or seductive woman, esp one who causes men to love her to their own distress
Word Origin for femme fatale
fatal woman
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