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Webster 1913 Edition
Circean
Cir-ce′an
,Adj.
[L.
Circaeus
.] Having the characteristics of Circe, daughter of Sol and Perseis, a mythological enchantress, who first charmed her victims and then changed them to the forms of beasts; pleasing, but noxious;
as, a
. Circean
draughtWebster 1828 Edition
Circean
CIRCEAN
,Adj.
Definition 2024
Circean
Circean
English
Alternative forms
- Circæan (obsolete)
Adjective
Circean (comparative more Circean, superlative most Circean)
- Of or pertaining to Circe, the Greek goddess, a mythological enchantress who first charmed her victims and then changed them into animals.
- (by extension) alluring but dangerous
- 2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas
- Returned to the château just before it got dark, ate cold meats in Mrs Willems's kitchen. Learnt that J. and her Circean caresses were in Brussels on estate business […]
- 2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas