妖艶(ようえん)

ようえん
adjective (na)
bewitching, alluring, enchanting
1. bewitching, alluring, enchanting, seductive
Having an otherworldly, captivating beauty that is both attractive and slightly mysterious or dangerous. Often describes women, performances, or artistic works that possess a mesmerizing, sensual quality.
妖艶(ようえん)な雰囲気(ふんいき)の女性(じょせい)だった。
She was a woman with a bewitching aura.
彼女(かのじょ)の妖艶(ようえん)な踊(おど)りに目(め)を奪(うば)われた。
I was captivated by her enchanting dance.
月明(つきあ)かりの下(した)で咲(さ)く夜桜(よざくら)は、どこか妖艶(ようえん)な美(うつく)しさがあった。
The cherry blossoms blooming under the moonlight had an enchanting, otherworldly beauty.

USAGE:
A literary, evocative word with strong aesthetic overtones. The kanji 妖(よう) (bewitching, supernatural) combined with 艶(えん) (glossy, sensual) creates a word that suggests beauty with an edge of the uncanny or supernatural. Common in literary descriptions, film reviews, and discussions of traditional performing arts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 妖艶(ようえん)な美(うつく)しさ: bewitching beauty
  • 妖艶(ようえん)な雰囲気(ふんいき): enchanting atmosphere
  • 妖艶(ようえん)な姿(すがた): alluring figure
  • 妖艶(ようえん)に舞(ま)う: to dance enchantingly
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