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- [temp-tris]
- /ˈtɛmp trɪs/
- /ˈtemp.trɪs/
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- [temp-tris]
- /ˈtɛmp trɪs/
Definitions of temptress word
- noun temptress a woman who tempts, entices, or allures. 1
- noun temptress seductive woman 1
- countable noun temptress If you describe a woman as a temptress, you mean that she uses her female charm to encourage men to have sexual relations with her. 0
- noun temptress a woman who sets out to allure or seduce a man or men; seductress 0
- noun temptress a woman who tempts, esp. sexually 0
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Origin of temptress
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; tempt(e)r + -ess
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Parts of speech for Temptress
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
temptress popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
temptress usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for temptress
noun temptress
- femme fatale — an irresistibly attractive woman, especially one who leads men into difficult, dangerous, or disastrous situations; siren.
- goddess — a female god or deity.
- lorelei — a quasilegendary nymph of the Rhine who lured sailors to shipwreck on her rock by singing: a creation of Clemens Brentano in a poem of 1800.
- jezebel — Also, Douay Bible, Jezabel. the wife of Ahab, king of Israel. I Kings 16:31.
Top questions with temptress
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