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succubus

[ suhk-yuh-buh s ]
/ ˈsʌk yə bəs /
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noun, plural suc·cu·bi [suhk-yuh-bahy] /ˈsʌk yəˌbaɪ/.

a demon in female form, said to have sexual intercourse with men in their sleep.Compare incubus(def 1).
any demon or evil spirit.
a strumpet or prostitute.

RELATED WORDS

horror, ordeal, fantasy, hallucination, dream, vision, beast, villain, monster, vampire, hobgoblin, nightmare, demon, devil, fiend, goblin, succuba, fancy, trial, torment

Nearby words

  1. succotash,
  2. succoth,
  3. succour,
  4. succuba,
  5. succubous,
  6. succulent,
  7. succulently,
  8. succumb,
  9. succursal,
  10. succus

Origin of succubus

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin, variant of Latin succuba succuba; cf. incubus
Can be confusedincubus succubus
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succubus

/ (ˈsʌkjʊbəs) /

noun plural -bi (-ˌbaɪ)

Also called: succuba a female demon fabled to have sexual intercourse with sleeping menCompare incubus
any evil demon

Word Origin for succubus

C16: from Medieval Latin, from Late Latin succuba harlot, from Latin succubāre to lie beneath, from sub- + cubāre to lie
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Word Origin and History for succubus

succubus

n.

late 14c., alteration (after incubus) of Late Latin succuba "strumpet," applied to a fiend in female form having intercourse with men in their sleep, from succubare "to lie under," from sub- "under" (see sub-) + cubare "to lie down" (see cubicle).

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