enchantresses

Definition of enchantressesnext
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
  • Get ready for witches, munchkins and even the wizard.
    Stacey Zable, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman are charming sisters and witches passing their magical skills to their kids in the trailer for Practical Magic 2, which dropped on Monday and is directed by Susanne Bier (The Perfect Couple, Bird Box).
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Belton experiences As sirens wailed the night of the tornado, Bill Anderson hunkered down in his basement a mile and a half away from the cemetery, Anderson told The Star by text.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026
  • In all, 10 on-duty Portage officers, two off-duty officers and a Porter County sheriff’s deputy rushed to the scene with lights and sirens activated, the department said.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Superbloom Tour will be filled with celebration, dancing, theatre, cowboys and goddesses and of course a LOT of singing.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Over the course of Egyptian history hundreds of gods and goddesses were worshipped.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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
  • This recipe calls for a whopping 6 cups of those blue beauties, and the taste pay-off is huge.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
  • With more than ninety works, the galleries are thronged with beauties, many of whom refuse to be pinned down to a gender.
    Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • An odder explanation involves sorcerers (koldunï-arbui) and sacrifices.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The land of sorcerers, dragons and savagery played out across eight gripping series, drawing millions of viewers into the fictional worlds of Westeros, Essos, and beyond.
    Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Two Drag Race queens, Bob and Jinkx, have made it to Broadway.
    McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Open to the public from Tuesday through Sunday, the installation will invite visitors to interact with the pieces of the game, which have been reimagined with the brand’s iconography, including queens with crowns inspired by Clive Christian’s signature perfume bottles.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The flavor of oats dominates these otherwise bland, stale-tasting, coin-sized cookies.
    Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • We’re met with steaming cups of coffee and homemade cookies that make climbing out of cloud-like beds before sunrise a treat as opposed to a chore.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Enchantresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchantresses. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.

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