Demoness vs. Demon — What's the Difference?

A female demon; (in extended use) a cruel or wicked woman.

A demon is a supernatural being, typically associated with evil, prevalent historically in religion, occultism, literature, fiction, mythology, and folklore; as well as in media such as comics, video games, movies, anime, and television series. In Ancient Near Eastern religions and in the Abrahamic traditions, including ancient and medieval Christian demonology, a demon is considered a harmful spiritual entity which may cause demonic possession, calling for an exorcism.

A female demon.

An evil supernatural being; a devil.

A female demon.

A persistently tormenting person, force, or passion

One who is extremely zealous, skillful, or diligent

Variant of daimon.

An evil supernatural spirit.

An evil spirit resident in or working for Hell; a devil.

A false god or idol; a Satanic divinity.

A very wicked or malevolent person; also in weakened sense a mischievous person, especially a child.

A source (especially personified) of great evil or wickedness; a destructive feeling or character flaw.

(in plural) A person's fears or anxieties.

A neutral supernatural spirit.

A person's inner spirit or genius; a guiding or creative impulse.

(Greek mythology) A tutelary deity or spirit intermediate between the major Olympian gods and mankind, especially a deified hero or the entity which supposedly guided Socrates, telling him what not to do.

A spirit not considered to be inherently evil; a (non-Christian) deity or supernatural being.

A hypothetical entity with special abilities postulated for the sake of a thought experiment in philosophy or physics.

Someone with great strength, passion or skill for a particular activity, pursuit etc.; an enthusiast.

(card games) A type of patience or solitaire (card game) played in the UK and/or US.

Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genera Notocrypta and Udaspes.

A spirit, or immaterial being, holding a middle place between men and deities in pagan mythology.

One's genius; a tutelary spirit or internal voice; as, the demon of Socrates.

An evil spirit; a devil.

One of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief

A cruel wicked and inhuman person

Someone extremely diligent or skillful;