succuba

[ suhk-yuh-buh ]

/ ˈsʌk yə bə /

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noun

a succubus.

RELATED WORDS

hobgoblin, nightmare, demon, devil, fiend, goblin, succubus

Nearby words

succory, succos, succotash, succoth, succour, succuba, succubous, succubus, succulent, succulently, succumb

Origin of succuba

1550–60; < Latin: paramour, equivalent to succub(āre) to lie beneath (suc- suc- + cubāre to lie down; cf. concubine) + -a feminine noun suffix

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Examples from the Web for succuba

These naps o' the afternoon are but provokers of Incubus,—ay, and Succuba into the bargain.
The Infidel, Vol. I.|Robert Montgomery Bird
She is sly as a succuba and charming in her ways, and what more do I want!
Very Woman|Remy de Gourmont