enchantress
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/ɪnˈt͡ʃæntɹɪs/
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/ɪnˈt͡ʃæntɹɪs/ · /ɛnˈt͡ʃæntɹɪs/ · /-ɹəs/ · /ɪnˈtʃɑːntɹɪs/ · /ɛnˈtʃɑːntɹɪs/
Definition of enchantress
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A woman, especially an attractive one, skilled at using magic; an alluring witch.
“Him fortuned (hard fortune ye may gheſſe) To come, where vile Acraſia does wonne [live], Acraſia a falſe enchauntereſſe, That many errant knightes hath fowle fordonne: […]”
“The tablets upon which the events of the day were recorded refer to enchantresses, and we can conclude that they were by no means restricted to ancient beldames.”
“For even the enchantresses Circe and Medea could not, by their black arts, prevent the unfaithfulness of Odysseus and Jason.”
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noun
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A woman, especially an attractive one, skilled at using magic; an alluring witch.
“Him fortuned (hard fortune ye may gheſſe) To come, where vile Acraſia does wonne [live], Acraſia a falſe enchauntereſſe, That many errant knightes hath fowle fordonne: […]”
“The tablets upon which the events of the day were recorded refer to enchantresses, and we can conclude that they were by no means restricted to ancient beldames.”
“For even the enchantresses Circe and Medea could not, by their black arts, prevent the unfaithfulness of Odysseus and Jason.”
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A beautiful, charming and irresistible woman.
“She was the enchantress of men’s hearts.”
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A femme fatale.
“His desire for that enchantress led him to financial ruin.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English enchaunteresse, from Old French enchanteresse; equivalent to enchanter + -ess.
Words you can make from enchantress
200+ playable · top: CHASTENERS (15 pts)
Best play chasteners 15 points10-letter words
1 word9-letter words
11 words8-letter words
47 words- ARCHNESS 13 pts
- CHANTERS 13 pts
- CHASTENS 13 pts
- CHEATERS 13 pts
- ENCASHES 13 pts
- ENCHANTS 13 pts
- ENCHASER 13 pts
- ENCHASES 13 pts
- ENHANCER 13 pts
- ENHANCES 13 pts
- ENTRENCH 13 pts
- ESCHEATS 13 pts
- HECTARES 13 pts
- NACHESES 13 pts
- RECHEATS 13 pts
- SEARCHES 13 pts
- SNATCHER 13 pts
- SNATCHES 13 pts
- STANCHER 13 pts
- STANCHES 13 pts
- STARCHES 13 pts
- STENCHES 13 pts
- TEACHERS 13 pts
- TRANCHES 13 pts
- TRENCHES 13 pts
- ANTHESES 11 pts
- HASTENER 11 pts
- HEARTENS 11 pts
- CANTEENS 10 pts
- CASERNES 10 pts
- CATERESS 10 pts
- CENTARES 10 pts
- CENTNERS 10 pts
- CERASTES 10 pts
- ENTRANCE 10 pts
- REASCENT 10 pts
- REENACTS 10 pts
- SARCENET 10 pts
- SCANNERS 10 pts
- ASSENTER 8 pts
- EARNESTS 8 pts
- ENSNARES 8 pts
- NEARNESS 8 pts
- NEATNESS 8 pts
- RENNASES 8 pts
- SARSENET 8 pts
- STERANES 8 pts
7-letter words
112 words- ACHENES 12 pts
- CHANTER 12 pts
- CHASERS 12 pts
- CHASTEN 12 pts
- CHASTER 12 pts
- CHEATER 12 pts
- CRASHES 12 pts
- ENCHANT 12 pts
- ENCHASE 12 pts
- ENHANCE 12 pts
- ESCHARS 12 pts
- ESCHEAT 12 pts
- ETCHERS 12 pts
- HECTARE 12 pts
- RACHETS 12 pts
- RANCHES 12 pts
- RATCHES 12 pts
- REACHES 12 pts
- RECHEAT 12 pts
- RETCHES 12 pts
- RETEACH 12 pts
- SACHETS 12 pts
- SCATHES 12 pts
- TEACHER 12 pts
- TEACHES 12 pts
- TENCHES 12 pts
- TRANCHE 12 pts
- AETHERS 10 pts
- ANTHERS 10 pts
- EARTHEN 10 pts
- ETHANES 10 pts
- HARNESS 10 pts
- HASTENS 10 pts
- HEARSES 10 pts
- HEARTEN 10 pts
- HEATERS 10 pts
- RASHEST 10 pts
- REHEATS 10 pts
- SNATHES 10 pts
- THENARS 10 pts
- TRASHES 10 pts
- ACTRESS 9 pts
- ANCRESS 9 pts
- ASCENTS 9 pts
- CANNERS 9 pts
- CANTEEN 9 pts
- CANTERS 9 pts
- CAREENS 9 pts
- CARNETS 9 pts
- CASERNE 9 pts
- CASERNS 9 pts
- CASSENE 9 pts
- CASTERS 9 pts
- CENSERS 9 pts
- CENTARE 9 pts
- CENTERS 9 pts
- CENTNER 9 pts
- CENTRES 9 pts
- CERATES 9 pts
- CETANES 9 pts
- CREASES 9 pts
- CREATES 9 pts
- CRENATE 9 pts
- CRESSET 9 pts
- ECARTES 9 pts
- ECTASES 9 pts
- ENCASES 9 pts
- NASCENT 9 pts
- NECTARS 9 pts
- RECANES 9 pts
- RECANTS 9 pts
- RECASTS 9 pts
- REENACT 9 pts
- RESECTS 9 pts
- SCANNER 9 pts
- SCANTER 9 pts
- SCREENS 9 pts
- SEANCES 9 pts
- SECANTS 9 pts
- SECERNS 9 pts
- SECRETS 9 pts
- SENECAS 9 pts
- STANCES 9 pts
- TANRECS 9 pts
- TENACES 9 pts
- TENRECS 9 pts
- TRANCES 9 pts
- EARNEST 7 pts
- EASTERN 7 pts
- EASTERS 7 pts
- ENSNARE 7 pts
- ENTASES 7 pts
- NEAREST 7 pts
- NEATENS 7 pts
- NESTERS 7 pts
- RENESTS 7 pts
- RENNASE 7 pts
- RENNETS 7 pts
- RESEATS 7 pts
- RESENTS 7 pts
- SARSNET 7 pts
- SATEENS 7 pts
- SEAREST 7 pts
- SEATERS 7 pts
- SENATES 7 pts
- SENNETS 7 pts
- SENSATE 7 pts
- STERANE 7 pts
- TANNERS 7 pts
- TEASERS 7 pts
- TENNERS 7 pts
- TESSERA 7 pts
6-letter words
28 words- ACHENE 11 pts
- ARCHES 11 pts
- CASHES 11 pts
- AETHER 9 pts
- ANTHER 9 pts
- ASCENT 8 pts
- CANERS 8 pts
- CANNER 8 pts
- CANTER 8 pts
- CAREEN 8 pts
- CARESS 8 pts
- CARETS 8 pts
- CARNET 8 pts
- CARSES 8 pts
- CARTES 8 pts
- CASERN 8 pts
- CASTER 8 pts
- CASTES 8 pts
- CATERS 8 pts
- CEASES 8 pts
- ANENST 6 pts
- ANTRES 6 pts
- ARENES 6 pts
- ARETES 6 pts
- ASSENT 6 pts
- ASSERT 6 pts
- ASTERN 6 pts
- ASTERS 6 pts
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