Don Juan
Infamous Spanish libertine
Don Juan is a legendary seducer of women, originating from Spanish literature.
The name applies to any man known for his numerous romantic or sexual conquests: He fancies himself a Don Juan, but women see through him.
Unlike Casanova, Don Juan carries undertones of recklessness and eventual ruin—the original character was dragged to hell for his sins.
Proverbial ladies' man
- lotharioHabitual seducer of women
- womanizerMan exploiting many lovers
- philandererHabitual romantic cheater
- seducerOne who lures romantically
rake · roué · heartbreaker · ladies' man · playboy · charmer · smooth-talker · gallant
Tartuffe's comic creator
- ByronTitled Romantic versifier
- MozartEighteenth-century Austrian composer
- protagonistStory's central figure
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
comedy · tragedy · satire · verse · opera · libretto · characterization · antihero
Playful romantic attention
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- wooingRomantic pursuit of another
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- pursuitAct of chasing something
enticement · temptation · persuasion · manipulation · deception · flattery · honeyed words · silver-tongued
Intense emotional drive
- desireIntense wanting
- amourRomantic liaison, often illicit
- ardorIntense emotional warmth
- loverRomantic intimate
paramour · suitor · admirer · beau · devotion · infatuation · yearning · longing
Casanova
Proverbial ladies' man
- lotharioHabitual seducer of women
- womanizerMan exploiting many lovers
- philandererHabitual romantic cheater
seducer · rake · roué · heartbreaker · ladies' man · playboy · charmer · smooth-talker · gallant · libertine
Molière
Tartuffe's comic creator
- ByronTitled Romantic versifier
- MozartEighteenth-century Austrian composer
- protagonistStory's central figure
drama · comedy · tragedy · satire · verse · opera · libretto · characterization · antihero · narrative
flirtation
Playful romantic attention
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- wooingRomantic pursuit of another
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
pursuit · enticement · temptation · persuasion · manipulation · deception · flattery · honeyed words · silver-tongued · charm
passion
Intense emotional drive
lover · paramour · suitor · admirer · beau · devotion · infatuation · yearning · longing · affair
scandalous
Morally offensive or shocking
- disreputableHaving poor standing
- infamousHaving a terrible reputation
- shamelessLacking moral embarrassment
immoral · debauched · dissolute · unscrupulous · decadent · disgraced · tarnished · condemned · damned · impenitent
- French PlaysTartuffe, Horace, Attila, Berenice, Esther
- Spanish theatercomedia, auto sacramental, loa, Calderon, cazuela
- PoemsThe Raven, Ozymandias, Invictus, Paradise Lost, Beowulf
- flirtingpickup line, wink, winking, hair flip, chat-up line
- Romantic FiguresRomeo, Juliet, Casanova, Cleopatra, Cupid
- smooth talkerssmooth talker, smooth-talker, sweet talker, sweet-talker, fast talker
Don Juanmonogamist
One who pairs exclusively
family man · married man · homebody · celibate · virgin