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enchantress

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of enchantress

1 a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers

  • when misfortune occurred, it was not uncommon for some unpopular woman of the village to be branded an enchantress
Synonyms of enchantress

hag, hex, sorceress, witch
Words Related to enchantress

charmer, conjurer (or conjuror), enchanter, necromancer, voodoo, voodooist

magician, sorcerer, warlock, wizard

2 a woman whom men find irresistibly attractive

  • Scarlett OʼHara is one of literatureʼs most celebrated enchantresses
Synonyms of enchantress

femme fatale, seductress, siren, temptress
Words Related to enchantress

beguiler, charmer, seducer, vamp

sexpot, sex symbol

3 a lovely woman

  • an enchantress of the silver screen whose legend has only grown over the years
Synonyms of enchantress

babe [slang], beauty, beauty queen, cookie (or cooky), cutie (or cutey), dolly bird [British], eyeful, fox, goddess, honey, knockout, queen, stunner
Words Related to enchantress

belle, charmer, peach

bathing beauty, cover girl, pinup girl

houri

cutie-pie, dish, doll, dreamboat [slang], hottie, looker, pretty

coquette, femme fatale, siren, temptress, vamp
Near Antonyms of enchantress

bag, frump

crone, hag, witch

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