siren
- noun
- /ˈsaɪrən/
- Literature
- 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.
- 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
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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.
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Something about that siren got me excited.
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You ready to be transformed from shy girl to siren?
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Apparently, Jessica has the power of a siren and has your whole staff under her control.
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Well, she was a very tempting siren, Father.
Fiction book (1999) -
Marlo Manners, sex siren of the silver screen is now Lady Barrington.
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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
A very attractive woman who gets a lot of attention
A woman who uses charm to attract and control people
A mysterious, attractive woman who leads men into danger
A woman who attracts people in a way that can be dangerous
A woman who uses charm to make a man lose power or get into trouble
A woman who is very attractive and seems sexually exciting
Compounds
How Seductive
- Literature
- Literature
- NSFW
- NSFW
Surface Forms
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.