Definition of temptress
: a woman who tempts or entices
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Examples of temptress in a Sentence
Greta Garbo, one of the most famous temptresses ever to appear on screen, died in 1990.
Recent Examples of temptress from the Web
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Loveliness, in fiction, typically graces a pair of archetypes: the angel and the temptress.
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It's covered with a pop-art mural of a pistol-wielding '60s-era temptress.
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Hope can be a brutal, uncaring temptress, ramping expectations into exhilarating crescendo before yanking the ball away, Lucy-style, as Charlie Brown tumbles again.
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Maggie Lou Rader is a wonderfully anxious temptress.
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The action involves three muses — a chain-smoking temptress, an overheated diva and a fanciful kook — who each capture the attention of our hero.
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As his brother mounts a tribal rebellion, Samson's relationship with a Philistine temptress and his final surrender to God will help turn imprisonment into a final victory.
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These Pre-Raphaelite artists would often depict redheads in the nude or as temptresses.
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As Jimmy Ray, the handsome scion of well-to-do family who brings out the temptress in Alice in the flashback scenes, Patrick Cummings at least seems likes a worthy enough fellow for a bright young woman to upturn her teenage life over.
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First Known Use of temptress
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TEMPTRESS Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of temptress for English Language Learners
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: a woman who makes a man want to have sex with her : a very attractive woman
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