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Meaning of siren

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

siren

Pronunciation:/ˈsaɪəɹən//ˈsaɪɹən/

noun

Definitions

  1. One of a group of nymphs who lured mariners to their death on the rocks.

  2. One who sings sweetly and charms.

  3. A dangerously seductive woman.

  4. A member of an order of mammals of Sirenia (first attested in French in Dominique Bouhours, Les entretiens d'Ariste et d'Eugène, 1671).

verb

Definitions

  1. To make a noise with, or as if with, a siren.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Relating to or like a siren.

    Synonyms:bewitchingenchantingenticingsirenic