temptress
Alluring dangerous woman
A temptress is a woman who entices or seduces, especially one who leads men into morally compromising situations.
The word carries a theatrical, almost campy quality—more likely to appear in melodrama or playful flirtation than serious accusation: She played the temptress in the film noir.
The male equivalent is tempter, though that form appears less frequently.
Woman who entices romantically
- enchantressWoman who uses sorcery
- sirenWailing alert device
- vixenFemale of Reynard's kind
- coquetteTeasing, insincere charmer
femme fatale · minx · vamp · flirt · beguile · bewitch · captivate · entice
Wailing alert device
- CirceMythical witch, island-dweller
- LilithFemale demon of folklore
- LoreleiRhine rock or maiden
- CalypsoIsland-dwelling immortal jailer
Eve · Delilah · Salome · Cleopatra · Helen · succubus · nymph · mermaid
Treacherous enchantress
- seductressWoman who entices romantically
- man-eaterBeast that hunts humans
- scarlet womanPromiscuous woman, judgmentally labeled
- sirenWailing alert device
vamp · bombshell · sex symbol · heartbreaker · maneater · gold digger · black widow · villainous
seductress
Woman who entices romantically
- enchantressWoman who uses sorcery
- sirenWailing alert device
- vixenFemale of Reynard's kind
coquette · femme fatale · minx · vamp · flirt · beguile · bewitch · captivate · entice · lure
siren
Wailing alert device
Calypso · Eve · Delilah · Salome · Cleopatra · Helen · succubus · nymph · mermaid · Aphrodite
femme fatale
Treacherous enchantress
- seductressWoman who entices romantically
- man-eaterBeast that hunts humans
- scarlet womanPromiscuous woman, judgmentally labeled
siren · vamp · bombshell · sex symbol · heartbreaker · maneater · gold digger · black widow · villainous · noir
femme fatale
Treacherous enchantress
deception · betrayal · treachery · downfall · ruin · peril · pitfall · manipulation · scheming · cunning
- femme fatalesfemme fatale, seductress, vixen, enchantress, siren
- character tropesantihero, hero, damsel in distress, mentor, femme fatale
- character typesprotagonist, hero, antagonist, villain, heroes
- smooth talkerssmooth talker, smooth-talker, sweet talker, sweet-talker, fast talker
- charactersprotagonist, antagonist, hero, character, characters
- archetypeshero, villain, trickster, mentor, mother
temptressinnocent
Free from moral wrong
ingenue · virgin · prude · naif · girl next door
temptresssaint
Canonized holy person
Madonna · angel · Virgin Mary · good girl · faithful wife