3 definitions
for temptress
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Temptress \Tempt"ress\, n.
A woman who entices.
[1913 Webster]
She was my temptress, the foul provoker. --Sir W.
Scott.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
temptress
n : a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive [syn:
enchantress, siren, Delilah, femme fatale]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
38 Moby Thesaurus words for "temptress":
Aspasia, Circe, Delilah, Don Juan, Jezebel, Lorelei, Messalina,
Parthenope, Phryne, Siren, Thais, adventuress, charmer, coquette,
courtesan, demimondaine, demimonde, demirep, enchanter,
enchantress, enticer, femme fatale, flirt, fox, harem girl,
hetaera, houri, inveigler, man-eater, odalisque, seducer,
seductress, siren, sorceress, teaser, tempter, vamp, vampire
