intrigante

noun

in·​tri·​gante

variants or intriguante

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plural -s

: a female intriguer

the most fascinating woman they had ever known, but also … an intrigante of dark and winding ways

—Gertrude Atherton

Word History

Etymology

French intrigante, feminine of intrigant

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