enchantress
noun
en·chant·ress
in-ˈchan-trəs 
en-
1
: a woman who practices magic : sorceress
2
: a fascinating or beautiful woman
Examples of enchantress in a Sentence
when misfortune occurred, it was not uncommon for some unpopular woman of the village to be branded an enchantress
Scarlett O'Hara is one of literature's most celebrated enchantresses.
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Wanting to up her station in life, Rebekka forces her daughter to go through radical (and nauseating) surgeries and treatments to turn her into an enchantress.
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
Snow White’s mother dies; her father remarries, making Gadot’s evil enchantress the new queen of the land.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
The iconic enchantresses — from The Aunts in Practical Magic to Elphaba from Wicked — carry their dynamic energy.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
Here’s How Monica Found The Texts There are other familiar names: Nimue and Morgan Le Fay, enchantresses with very different outlooks on the future of Britain, and which gods should call it home.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
Snow White’s mother dies; her father remarries, making Gadot’s evil enchantress the new queen of the land.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
The iconic enchantresses — from The Aunts in Practical Magic to Elphaba from Wicked — carry their dynamic energy.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
Here’s How Monica Found The Texts There are other familiar names: Nimue and Morgan Le Fay, enchantresses with very different outlooks on the future of Britain, and which gods should call it home.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for enchantress
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“Enchantress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enchantress. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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enchantress
noun
en·chant·ress
in-ˈchan-trəs
1
: a woman who practices magic : sorceress
2
: a fascinating or beautiful woman
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