# femme fatale

> English word · Noun · IPA /fɛm fəˈtæl/

## Definitions
1. An attractive and seductive but ultimately dangerous woman.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/femme-fatale