Meanings
nounseductress (plural seductresses)
plural seductresses
- A woman skilled in and practiced at seduction.
The sirens were seductresses who lured many sailors to their doom.
- A woman who seduces.
Even though she didn't think of herself as a seductress, her effect on men showed she was one.
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Arabic غَاوِيَة
- غَاوِيَة (ḡāwiya)woman who seduces
Bulgarian съблазнителка
- съблазнителка (săblaznitelka)woman who seduces
Chinese Mandarin 勾引男人的女人
- 勾引男人的女人 (gōuyǐn nánrén de nǚrén)woman who seduces
Czech svůdkyně
- svůdkyněwoman who seduces
Danish forførerske
- forførerskewoman who seduces
Dutch verleidster, vamp
- verleidsterwoman who seduces
- vampwoman who seduces
Finnish viettelijätär
- viettelijätärwoman who seduces
French séductrice, vamp
- séductricewoman who seduces
- vampwoman who seduces
German Verführerin
- Verführerinwoman who seduces
Greek ξελογιάστρα
- ξελογιάστρα (xelogiástra)woman who seduces
Hebrew פתיינית
- פתיינית (patyanít)woman who seduces
Hindi मोहिनी
- मोहिनी (mohinī)woman who seduces
Hungarian csábító
- csábítówoman who seduces
Italian seduttrice
- seduttricewoman who seduces
Japanese 男たらし, 誘惑する女
- 男たらし (otoko-tarashi)woman who seduces
- 誘惑する女 (yūwaku-suru onna)woman who seduces
Latin sēductrix
- sēductrixwoman who seduces
Māori wahine whakawai, kaiwhakawai tāne
- wahine whakawaiwoman who seduces
- kaiwhakawai tānewoman who seduces
Polish uwodzicielka
- uwodzicielkawoman who seduces
Portuguese sedutora
- sedutorawoman who seduces
Russian соблазни́тельница, обольсти́тельница
- соблазни́тельница (soblaznítelʹnica)woman who seduces
- обольсти́тельница (obolʹstítelʹnica)woman who seduces
- искусительница (iskusitelʹnica)woman who seduces
Spanish seductora, seductriz
- seductorawoman who seduces
- seductrizwoman who seduces
Swedish förförerska
- förförerskawoman who seduces
Cite this entry
APA
seductress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seductress
MLA
“seductress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seductress. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seductress,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seductress.
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