succubus
/ˈsʌk.jʊ.bəs/
succubus noun: a female demon which comes to men, especially monks, in their dreams to seduce them and have sexual intercourse, drawing energy from the men to sustain themselves, often until the point of exhaustion or death.
Noun
succubus (plural succubi or succubuses)
- A female demon which comes to men, especially monks, in their dreams to seduce them and have sexual intercourse, drawing energy from the men to sustain themselves, often until the point of exhaustion or death.
- When the Sabbath is caught by the first ray of the rising sun, all the witches and the vampires, incubi and succubi, take flight, some transforming themselves into noctules, some into other bats, some into still other species of Chiroptera.1977 Italo Calvino, The Castle of Crossed Destinies, Part 2, Chapter 5, 1969. Translated from Italian by William Weaver.
- A strumpet, whore or prostitute.
succubus meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
succubus in Hindi
- succubus, banshee
- चुड़ैल cuṛail
succubus in Tamil
- துயின் மோகினி
succubus in Marathi
- female demon
- सक्युबस sakyubas
succubus in Urdu
- succubus, banshee
- چڑیل cuṛail
Forms of succubus
| plural | succubi |
|---|---|
| plural | succubuses |
Origin of succubus
Pseudo-Latinism, derived from alteration of Late Latin succuba (“strumpet, especially a mythological fiend in female form who has intercourse with men in their sleep”) based on incubus in Middle English, from Latin succubo (“to lie under”), from sub- (“under”) + cubare (“to lie down”).
Words formed from succubus
Questions about succubus
- What does succubus mean?
- Succubus means a female demon which comes to men, especially monks, in their dreams to seduce them and have sexual intercourse, drawing energy from the men to sustain themselves, often until the point of exhaustion or death.
- What is succubus in Hindi?
- Succubus in Hindi is चुड़ैल (cuṛail). See Succubus meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is succubus?
- Succubus is a noun.
- How do you pronounce succubus?
- Succubus is pronounced /ˈsʌk.jʊ.bəs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of succubus?
- The plural of succubus is succubi.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: succubus (page history and authors); चुड़ैल (Hindi) (page history and authors); succubus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); چڑیل (Urdu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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