femme fatale
[ fem fuh-tal, -tahl, fey-; French fam fa-tal ]
/ ˌfɛm fəˈtæl, -ˈtɑl, feɪ-; French fam faˈtal /
noun, plural femmes fa·tales [fem fuh-talz, -tahlz, fey-; French fam fa-tal] /ˌfɛm fəˈtælz, -ˈtɑlz, feɪ-; French fam faˈtal/.
an irresistibly attractive woman, especially one who leads men into difficult, dangerous, or disastrous situations; siren.
Origin of femme fatale
< French: literally, fatal woman
Words nearby femme fatale
feminist,
feminization,
feminize,
femme,
femme de chambre,
femme fatale,
femmy,
femoral,
femoral artery,
femoral canal,
femoral hernia
Example sentences from the Web for femme fatale
She's the femme-fatale on steroids and on the surface, she seems to suggest the writer's belief in gender equality.
British Dictionary definitions for femme fatale
femme fatale
/ French (fam fatal, English ˈfɛm fəˈtæl, -ˈtɑːl) /
noun plural femmes fatales (fam fatal, English ˈfɛm fəˈtælz, -ˈtɑːlz)
an alluring or seductive woman, esp one who causes men to love her to their own distress
Word Origin for femme fatale
fatal woman