homme fatal
homme fatal noun: an ultimately seductive and dangerous man; a womanizer.
Noun
homme fatal (plural hommes fatals)
- An ultimately seductive and dangerous man; a womanizer.
- However, the danger of the homme fatal, as embodied in today's boyish male hustler, is that he will leave, disappearing to other loves, other lands.1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae
- Though mysterious, treacherous men are common characters in most Gothic works, some of the closest archetypes to the homme fatal can be found in the novels of Ann Radcliffe.2015, Samantha Lindop, Postfeminism and the Fatale Figure in Neo-Noir Cinema
- Antonyms:
- ingenu
Antonyms of homme fatal
Forms of homme fatal
| plural | hommes fatals |
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Origin of homme fatal
Adapted borrowing from French homme fatal (literally “fatal man”), after femme fatale.
Questions about homme fatal
- What does homme fatal mean?
- Homme fatal means an ultimately seductive and dangerous man; a womanizer.
- What part of speech is homme fatal?
- Homme fatal is a noun.
- What is the plural of homme fatal?
- The plural of homme fatal is hommes fatals.
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