femme fatale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An attractive and seductive but ultimately dangerous woman.

Pronunciation

/fɛm fəˈtæl/ En-us-femme fatale.ogg /fɛm fəˈtɑːl/ en-uk-femme fatale.ogg

Word forms

femme fatale femmes fatales femme fatales

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French femme fatale (literally “deadly woman”).

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