cir·ce·an \ˈsərsēən, ˌsərˈs-\adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin circaeus (from Circe, sorceress deity who transformed men into beasts, from Greek Kirkē) + English -an 1.: relating to or resembling Circe 2.: having the quality of a fascinating sorceress : dangerously or fatally attractive or misleading : lulling