seductresses
Charmers using allure
Seductresses is the plural of seductress—a woman who seduces, especially one who entices men into sexual relationships.
The word carries connotations of deliberate charm and manipulation: The film portrayed her as one of history's great seductresses.
Like temptress, the term feels somewhat literary or old-fashioned in everyday speech.
Treacherous enchantress
- temptressWoman who entices
- sirenWailing alert device
- enchantressWoman who uses sorcery
- vampAlluring seductress
Delilah · Cleopatra · Mata Hari · Salome · Circe · Lorelei · man-eater · coquette
Evil female character
- antiheroineFlawed female lead character
- femme fataleTreacherous enchantress
- noirHard-boiled film genre
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
novel · protagonist · love interest · manipulator · betrayal · desire · forbidden · romantic
Wailing alert device
- CirceMythical witch, island-dweller
- CalypsoIsland-dwelling immortal jailer
- AphroditeGreek goddess of love
- LilithFemale demon of folklore
succubus · Lorelei · nymph · enchantment · bewitching · spell · lure · metamorphosis
Exaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- showgirlTheatrical revue dancer
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
- stripteaseSeductive gradual undressing
- exotic dancerPerformer who disrobes onstage
entertainer · nightclub · fan dance · provocative · costume · stage · spotlight · performer
femme fatale
Treacherous enchantress
- temptressWoman who entices
- sirenWailing alert device
- enchantressWoman who uses sorcery
vamp · Delilah · Cleopatra · Mata Hari · Salome · Circe · Lorelei · man-eater · coquette · minx
villainess
Evil female character
- antiheroineFlawed female lead character
- femme fataleTreacherous enchantress
- noirHard-boiled film genre
intrigue · novel · protagonist · love interest · manipulator · betrayal · desire · forbidden · romantic · melodrama
siren
Wailing alert device
- CirceMythical witch, island-dweller
- CalypsoIsland-dwelling immortal jailer
- AphroditeGreek goddess of love
Lilith · succubus · Lorelei · nymph · enchantment · bewitching · spell · lure · metamorphosis · sailors
burlesque
Exaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- showgirlTheatrical revue dancer
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
- stripteaseSeductive gradual undressing
exotic dancer · entertainer · nightclub · fan dance · provocative · costume · stage · spotlight · performer · glamour
courtesan
Paid aristocratic companion
- mistressIllicit female lover
- concubineSecondary female partner
- royal favoriteMonarch's most trusted intimate
Madame de Pompadour · influence · court · power · patronage · scandal · affair · nobility · king · emperor
- occultistswitches, wizards, sorcerers, sorceresses, warlocks
seductressesvirgins
Sexually uninitiated people
vestal virgins · innocents · ingenues · maidens · prudes
seductressesfrumps
Unstylish, dull-mannered people
wallflowers · plain Janes · hags · crones