Femme Fatale Definition

fĕm fə-tăl, -täl, făm
femme-fatale
noun
An alluring woman, esp. one who leads men to their downfall or ruin.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Femme Fatale

Noun

Singular:
femme fatale
Plural:
femme fatales

Origin of Femme Fatale

  • Borrowing from French femme fatale (literally “deadly woman”).

    From Wiktionary

  • French femme woman fatale deadly

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Fr, lit., deadly woman

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

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