Definition

Noun: 1. A female sorcerer or magician: A woman who practices magic or witchcraft, often depicted as using spells or supernatural powers. 2. A woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive: A woman whose beauty, charm, or charisma is so powerful that it captivates or ensnares others, often with a connotation of danger or manipulation.

Usage and Examples

• As a female sorcerer:
  • The old tales speak of an enchantress living deep in the forest, who could turn men into beasts.
  • In the story, the hero must seek the help of a powerful enchantress to break the curse.
• As a dangerously seductive woman:
  • He was completely under the spell of the socialite, a renowned enchantress of the city's elite.
  • She played the role of the cunning enchantress, using her charm to get whatever she wanted.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in a literary or figurative sense to describe a woman with an irresistibly captivating and potentially perilous influence.
• "Like an enchantress": Used as a simile to describe someone's captivating power.
  • She held the audience's attention like an enchantress, not a single person looked away.

Variants and Related Words

• Enchant (verb): To fill someone with great delight or to cast a spell on someone.
  • The music enchanted the entire crowd.
• Enchanter (noun): The male equivalent of a sorcerer or a man who captivates.
• Enchanting (adjective): Delightfully charming or captivating.
  • We spent an enchanting evening by the lake.

Synonyms

• Sorceress: A woman who practices sorcery; a female sorcerer. (Closest synonym for the first meaning).
• Seductress: A woman who seduces someone, especially one who leads them into sexual activity or into a dangerous or foolish course of action. (Closest synonym for the second meaning).
• Siren: A woman who is considered to be alluring but also dangerous or deceptive.

Idioms and Phrases

• While there are no common idioms using the exact word "enchantress," the concept is central to many stories and phrases like "under her spell" or "bewitched by her charm," which convey similar meanings of dangerous captivation.

Noun

1. a female sorcerer or magician
2. a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive