Thesaurus results for TEMPTRESS

temptress

noun

ˈtem(p)-trəs

as in siren

a woman whom men find irresistibly attractive Greta Garbo, one of the most famous temptresses ever to appear on screen, died in 1990

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Recent Examples of temptress The ambitious temptress is remade and in the process defanged. —

Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2024 This squinty vantage on Southern California, as a temptress who dashes hopes, also was evident in his script for Tequila Sunrise (1988), which starred Mel Gibson as a retired drug dealer, Kurt Russell as a cop and Michelle Pfeiffer as the femme fatale. —

Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 The plot is very old-school Conan Doyle, with scoundrels in sideburns and evil temptresses in gaudy frilly outfits. —

Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2024 Benetti has unleashed another elegant temptress on the high seas. —

Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for temptress