A person who manipulates or controls another, especially by force of personality for malicious purposes See, the free dictionary svengali Temptress temptress ˈtɛm (p)trɪs/ noun a woman who tempts someone to do something, typically a sexually attractive woman who sets out to allure or seduce someone. A comment in “what is a feminine version of guys?” got me wondering How derogatory is the use of chicks to refer to women (either in general, or to a specific group) To me (i'm a man), it was quite
The mistress definition, oxford dictionary a woman having an extramarital sexual relationship, esp With a married man i am looking for the male equivalent of 'mistress' as defined above 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. At first i thought it dated to shakespeare, because i found this reference
After he was reported to have discovered a hidden treasure by digging What is the etymology of the term frenchified In the gangs of new york (2002) bill 'the butcher' cutting says careful, tweedy The mort's frenchified to william 'boss' tweed who has just decided. So being technically correct here would not make much sense It's somewhat like the word 'temptress'
Traditionally this is the role of a woman To call a man a 'tempter' just doesn't taste quite the same That's assuming that you roll the words around on your tongue before saying them.
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