temptress

English

Etymology

From tempter +‎ -ess.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛmp.tɹɛs/

Noun

temptress (plural temptresses)

1. An alluring woman who seduces or exploits men.
2. A woman considered sexually attractive by men.

   Marilyn Monroe, the iconic temptress of the 20th century.

Synonyms

• (alluring woman who seduces or exploits men): See Thesaurus:vamp

Translations

An alluring woman who seduces or exploits men

• Czech: svůdkyně (cs) f, pokušitelka f
• Finnish: viettelijätär
• French: tentatrice (fr) f, séductrice (fr) f
• German: Verführerin (de) f
• Greek: ξελογιάστρα (el) f (xelogiástra)
• Japanese: 魔性の女 (mashou no onna)
• Macedonian: заводница f (zavodnica)
• Polish: uwodzicielka (pl) f
• Russian: соблазни́тельница (ru) f (soblaznítelʹnica), обольсти́тельница (ru) f (obolʹstítelʹnica)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: заводница f

  Roman: zavodnica (sh) f

A woman considered sexually attractive by men

• Czech: svůdnice f
• Finnish: viettelijätär