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siren

siren

14 8.2
A woman who uses her beauty to attract men into danger
  • noun
  • /ˈsaɪrən/
  • Literature
translation icon : mujer fatal
  • Will they use you, like a siren, to lure innocent ships into the mist where they will board them with drawn swords?
  • the siren's call
  • siren song
  • a screen siren

So I just remember very white UK sort of hairstyle glasses giving off a siren and she had a glossy, muted, cool tone lip.

Examples

  • Ramsay said, "Oh, just somebody for your aunt Delia; you know what a siren she is," and everybody stirred and chuckled.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Many men find her to be a captivating siren, drawing them into her mesmerizing charm.

  • Something about that siren got me excited.

  • You ready to be transformed from shy girl to siren?

  • Apparently, Jessica has the power of a siren and has your whole staff under her control.

  • Well, she was a very tempting siren, Father.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Marlo Manners, sex siren of the silver screen is now Lady Barrington.

  • But this siren sang so seductively to me, she of the high air, calling me to the place of fear and fascination.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • So, sirens, don't be scared to carry yourself and approach dating as if you're worth the very best.

    Blog text (2)
  • Many of them are sirens inadvertently willing to crash your seaswept dinghy.

    Blog text (28)

Synonyms

lulu
vssiren
  • NSFW
64 9.9

A very attractive woman who gets a lot of attention

is less about danger and more about striking attractiveness
temptress
vssiren
12 8.6

A woman who uses charm to attract and control people

is more about leading men into harm rather than just manipulation
femme fatale
vssiren
  • Literature
9 8.8

A mysterious, attractive woman who leads men into danger

is less focused on mystery and more on simple dangerous seduction
enchantress
vssiren
  • Literature
3 8.1

A woman who attracts people in a way that can be dangerous

is more narrowly about luring men into risky situations
Delilah
vssiren
  • Offensive
9.9

A woman who uses charm to make a man lose power or get into trouble

is the broad label for dangerously seductive women not a specific name
ravisher
vssiren
  • Archaic
9.9

A woman who is very attractive and seems sexually exciting

is more about danger and causing men to face risk

Compounds

3 7.8

A tempting offer that may harm or trick you

2 8.3

A tempting offer that seems good but leads to trouble

How Seductive

femme fatale
  • Literature
9 8.8
siren
  • Literature
14 8.2
seductress
  • NSFW
5 8.4
flirt
22 3.2
charmer
39 3.4
beauty
  • NSFW
198 3.0

Surface Forms

siren singular
sirens plural

Etymology

The word siren for a dangerously attractive woman comes from the same myth — she is like the sea woman whose 'song' could 'lure' men into trouble, so calling someone a 'siren' warns they are dangerously tempting.