Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A woman of great charm or fascination.
- noun A woman who practices magic; a sorceress.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A woman who enchants, as by magic spells, beauty, manner, or the like; a sorceress.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A woman versed in magical arts; a sorceress; also, a woman who fascinates.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An attractive woman skilled at using
magic ; analluring witch . - noun A
beautiful ,charming andirresistible woman. - noun A
femme fatale .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
- noun a female sorcerer or magician
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Examples
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“Morgaine Le Fey, called enchantress by those who do not understand what she truly was,” Cecil says implacably.
Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer Lucy Weston 2011
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“Morgaine Le Fey, called enchantress by those who do not understand what she truly was,” Cecil says implacably.
Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer Lucy Weston 2011
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It is … the task of criticism to establish principles; to improve opinion into knowledge; and to distinguish those means of pleasing which depend upon known causes and rational deduction, from the nameless and inexplicable elegances which appeal wholly to the fancy, from which we feel delight, but know not how they produce it, and which may well be termed the enchantress of the soul.
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It is … the task of criticism to establish principles; to improve opinion into knowledge; and to distinguish those means of pleasing which depend upon known causes and rational deduction, from the nameless and inexplicable elegances which appeal wholly to the fancy, from which we feel delight, but know not how they produce it, and which may well be termed the enchantress of the soul.
The Impact of Evaluative Criticism is felt most at the Threshold of the Canon 2008
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L'ammaliatrice Angelica, the so-called enchantress of Florence, brought men running from the fields, and women from their kitchens ....
In the Emperor's Dream House Oates, Joyce Carol 2008
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Although the enchantress was a woman grown, a look of uncertainty crossed her features, as if a child suddenly gazed out at him through wide blue eyes.
Stormwarden Wurts, Janny 1989
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This part of India is far from answering to the "enchantress" idea which the dithyrambic descriptions of writers who have celebrated its marvels have led Europeans to form.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century Jules Verne 1866
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Occurs only in Ex. 22: 18, as the rendering of mekhashshepheh, the feminine form of the word, meaning "enchantress" (R.V.,
Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897
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Visit a shaman, enchantress or thaumaturge who (for a fee) will help you rediscover your muse.
Top Ten Things a Writer Does to Write That They Don't Tell Anyone marshallpayne1 2009
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Greene, most recently seen on TV in the sci-fi series Heroes and comedy drama Pushing Daisies, plays three identical triplets: an enchantress, a princess and a nymph queen.
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