From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtemptresstemp‧tress /ˈtemptrɪs/ noun [countable] old-fashionedSYATTRACTa woman who makes a man want to have sex with herExamples from the Corpustemptress• He knew fatigue as a temptresscapable of leading the unwary into shortcuts that were fatal.• Why had she behaved like a temptress in a fifties movie?• And it was, despite the black-garbed temptresses and ambitiouswarlords who walked it.• Flat four: Carol, schoolgirltemptress.• Lilith appears in the guise of a seductivetemptress to lure men to their peril.• The newspaper reports, however, serve a different function and illustrate the dangers of young teenagetemptresses.• The woman is either the temptress or is lying about her consent.• Tea-time temptress Jenny Hanley: is a comebackoverdue?