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seductress

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A woman skilled in and practiced at seduction.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The sirens were seductresses who lured many sailors to their doom.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A woman who seduces.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Even though she didn't think of herself as a seductress, her effect on men showed she was one.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a woman who seduces

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: seducer

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English seductor Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English seductress From seductor + -ess.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: غَاوِيَة (ḡāwiya) — woman who seduces
  • Bulgarian: съблазнителка (sǎblaznitelka) — woman who seduces
  • Chinese Mandarin: 勾引男人的女人 (gōuyǐn nánrén de nǚrén) — woman who seduces
  • Czech: svůdkyně — woman who seduces
  • Danish: forførerske — woman who seduces
  • Dutch: verleidster — woman who seduces
  • Dutch: vamp — woman who seduces
  • Finnish: viettelijätär — woman who seduces
  • French: séductrice — woman who seduces
  • French: vamp — woman who seduces
  • German: Verführerin — woman who seduces
  • Greek: ξελογιάστρα (xelogiástra) — woman who seduces
  • Hebrew: פתיינית (patyanít) — woman who seduces
  • Hindi: मोहिनी (mohinī) — woman who seduces
  • Hungarian: csábító — woman who seduces
  • Italian: seduttrice — woman who seduces
  • Japanese: 男たらし (otoko-tarashi) — woman who seduces
  • Japanese: 誘惑する女 (yūwaku-suru onna) — woman who seduces
  • Latin: sēductrix — woman who seduces
  • Macedonian: заводница (zavodnica) — woman who seduces
  • Māori: wahine whakawai — woman who seduces
  • Māori: kaiwhakawai tāne — woman who seduces
  • Polish: uwodzicielka — woman who seduces
  • Portuguese: sedutora — woman who seduces
  • Russian: соблазни́тельница (soblaznítelʹnica) — woman who seduces
  • Russian: обольсти́тельница (obolʹstítelʹnica) — woman who seduces
  • Russian: искусительница (iskusitelʹnica) — woman who seduces
  • Serbo-Croatian: заводница — woman who seduces
  • Serbo-Croatian: zavodnica — woman who seduces
  • Spanish: seductora — woman who seduces
  • Spanish: seductriz — woman who seduces
  • Swedish: förförerska — woman who seduces