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seductress en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /sɪˈdʌktɹɛs/
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Etymology

Etymology tree English seductor Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English seductress From seductor + -ess.

Meanings

1. A woman skilled in and practiced at seduction.
   • The sirens were seductresses who lured many sailors to their doom.
2. A woman who seduces.
   • Even though she didn't think of herself as a seductress, her effect on men showed she was one.

Forms

Synonyms

vamp (both)

Translations (32)

sv förförerska (woman who seduces) · cmn 勾引男人的女人 (woman who seduces) · mi wahine whakawai (woman who seduces) · ja 男たらし (woman who seduces) · ja 誘惑する女 (woman who seduces) · es seductora (woman who seduces) · hu csábító (woman who seduces) · ar غَاوِيَة (woman who seduces) · fi viettelijätär (woman who seduces) · fr séductrice (woman who seduces) · he פתיינית (woman who seduces) · sh заводница (woman who seduces) · pl uwodzicielka (woman who seduces) · it seduttrice (woman who seduces) · nl verleidster (woman who seduces) · es seductriz (woman who seduces) · pt sedutora (woman who seduces) · ru искусительница (woman who seduces) · da forførerske (woman who seduces) · el ξελογιάστρα (woman who seduces) · cs svůdkyně (woman who seduces) · mk заводница (woman who seduces) · fr vamp (woman who seduces) · la sēductrix (woman who seduces) · bg съблазнителка (woman who seduces) · ru соблазни́тельница (woman who seduces) · nl vamp (woman who seduces) · hi मोहिनी (woman who seduces) · ru обольсти́тельница (woman who seduces) · mi kaiwhakawai tāne (woman who seduces) · de Verführerin (woman who seduces) · sh zavodnica (woman who seduces)