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A woman who skips persuasion and goes straight to spellbinding.
means A woman who captivates or controls others through magical charm or irresistible allure.
from Traces back to Latin incantare — 'in' + 'cantare' (to sing) — the idea of casting a spell literally by chanting or singing it into being. That root gives English 'enchant,' and the '-ress' suffix (from French, marking a feminine agent) tacks on the sense of 'she who does this.' So an enchantress is, by blood, a singer of spells — charm was never just metaphorical, it was once something crooned aloud.
- etymology
- from Latin incantare, literally to chant a spell
- myth version
- Circe turned sailors into pigs, kept the smart ones
- modern form
- anyone who makes logic optional