Meanings
proper noun
- Greekhuman sciencesAn enchantress who turned Odysseus's men into pigs.
- A woman having the characteristics of Circe; an enchantress.
Here is a nice state of affairs. I, at my age, to fall a victim to this modern Circe!
1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
proper noun34 Circe, a main belt asteroid.
Similar
34 Circe㉞
Origin
- LatinCircē
- EnglishCirce
Borrowed from Latin Circē.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Κίρκη
- Κίρκη (Kírkē)enchantress in Greek mythology
Chinese Mandarin 喀耳刻, 巫神星
- 喀耳刻 (Kē'ěrkè, Kā'ěrkè)enchantress in Greek mythology
- 巫神星 (Wūshénxīng)Asteroid
Danish Kirke
- Kirkeenchantress in Greek mythology
Estonian Kirke
- Kirkeenchantress in Greek mythology
Finnish Kirke
- Kirkeenchantress in Greek mythology
French Circé, Circé
- Circéenchantress in Greek mythology
- CircéAsteroid
German Kirke
- Kirkeenchantress in Greek mythology
Greek Κίρκη
- Κίρκη (Kírki)enchantress in Greek mythology
Hungarian Kirké
- Kirkéenchantress in Greek mythology
Italian Circe
- Circeenchantress in Greek mythology
Latin Circe
- Circeenchantress in Greek mythology
Russian Ки́рка, Цирце́я
- Ки́рка (Kírka)enchantress in Greek mythology
- Цирце́я (Circéja)enchantress in Greek mythology
Spanish Circe
- Circeenchantress in Greek mythology
Ukrainian Кі́рка, Цирце́я
- Кі́рка (Kírka)enchantress in Greek mythology
- Цирце́я (Cyrcéja)enchantress in Greek mythology
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Circe
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Cite this entry
APA
Circe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Circe
MLA
“Circe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Circe. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Circe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Circe.
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