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Mar 19, 2015 · Seducer, charmer, debaucher. +1. Yes, Matt, people tend to interpret certain words used in your OP ie, "seduce", "temptress", exclusively with "sexual" enticement. And because I read your OP as a request for a term not specifically sexual I didn't go for the typical "seducer" angle, i.e., Don Juan etc.
Oct 29, 2013 · Temptress emphasizes the seductive side, and leaves out the captivating (non-sexual) charm. Delilah was a seductive and treacherous woman, known best for bringing down Sampson, a man who mocked her with lies about his strength. She hardly fits the charming and fascinating model. Godess is a woman greatly admired or adored, usually for he beauty.
3. Widowed is to widower as widowed is to widow. According to NOAD, widow verb, make into a widow or widower. Share. Improve this answer. answered May 10, 2016 at 19:25. Unrelated. 4,943 5 33 60.
Aug 14, 2019 · Temptress. I suggest this in the vein of pre-raphaelite paintings of gorgeous sexy women who have a carefree attitude to their voluptousness and (mythically!) evoke almost out-of control responses in others, such is the passion that they arouse. Yet a true ‘temptress’ doesn’t care or is oblivious to such reactions - she’s just being ...
Mar 28, 2017 · As you can see here, the phrase "fickle mistress" is quite common, especially in personifying something (life, love, time, etc). But I can't seem to find any real source on how far back it goes and...
Dec 10, 2017 · In French, -et is a masculine suffix (as in the word "valet"); -ette is the corresponding feminine suffix. I have never heard of bachelorette. IFAIK the equivalent word is spinster. This is a fool's errand, I'm afraid. Bachelorette is not a spinster.
Sep 16, 2021 · 71 6. What is "a special species"? Surely Gold Dragon is the name or title of the creature. That's why it is capitalized. – Weather Vane. Sep 16, 2021 at 15:02. 2. We don't capitalize the names of species, except if we're using the Latin genus-species nomenclature (like Tyranosaurus rex). If you want to do it for your fantasy novel, you're ...
May 18, 2014 · 67. The English expression for femme fatale is femme fatale. No joke. You can choose any of courtesan, temptress, vamp, attractive woman, coquette, dangerous woman, deadly lady, deadly woman, enchantress, enticing woman, flirt, seductress, siren if you insist, but in all cases you lose the cultural ties-in that femme fatale provies.
"Flirty," "Promiscuous," and "Temptress," read like euphemisms for loose behavior. I'd look for phrases. If you're looking for a word for a woman who actively dates around, enjoys the company of men, but isn't a tease, consider,
0. 'Frenchified' is an English term dating back to at least the 16th century meaning over fancy or over sophisticated, it's slightly contemptuous. It's based on the French nation's status as official enemy of England 1066 - 1914. Share. Improve this answer.
