enchantresses

plural of enchantress
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as in witches
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

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as in sirens
a woman whom men find irresistibly attractive Scarlett O'Hara is one of literature's most celebrated enchantresses

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Noun
  • Vampires, witches, and taltos — oh, my!
    Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The second installment of the movie musical adaptations follows the aftermath of Dorothy's arrival in Oz and the witches' journey to change their fate.
    Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The fireball expands rapidly, rippling through the air as emergency sirens wail faintly in the distance.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Gun store employees recalled Farzam on two occasions pulling out of the parking lot – red and white lights flashing, sirens blaring – as if responding to an emergency call, court documents show.
    Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • This period also saw Husain exploring female forms, including images of Hindu goddesses like Durga and Lakshmi, sometimes in suggestive or erotic poses.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • These goddesses were no feminists.
    Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Back at Montecalvo — where the surviving sorceresses are still picking up the pieces after the battle with Vilgefortz — things are calmer, though the stakes are arguably even higher.
    Scott Meslow, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Give me rather fair Nature’s beauties shed abroad to my view, and ‘twill lend a charm to everything.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The best office chairs on Amazon can fix that, ranging from our favorite overall, Herman Miller’s Aeron Office Chair, to ergonomic beauties from Branch, Flexispot, and Haworth that come cosigned by AD staffers.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Based on Gege Akutami’s manga, the film follows Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru, two sorcerers tasked with protecting Amanai Riko, a student chosen as the Star Plasma Vessel, while being pursued by curse users and a religious cult.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The sorcerers also reveal that Bruce Banner has become Infinity Hulk, a living vessel for the Infinity Stones.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Her illustrious career saw her play politicians, mothers and queens.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
  • High above Rio de Janeiro's coastline, he was given the keys to the city by Mayor Eduardo Paes — an honor usually reserved for the kings and queens of the famous carnival.
    Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • An anonymous browser or Chrome’s Incognito mode will have no cookies, which can sometimes yield a better price.
    Jade Moyano, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
  • We, in collaboration with our partners, store and/or access information on a user's device, including but not limited to IP addresses, unique identifiers, and browsing data stored in cookies, in order to process personal data.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Enchantresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchantresses. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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