Siren Definition

sīrən
sirens
noun
sirens
An acoustical device in which steam or air is driven against a rotating, perforated disk so as to produce sound; specif., such a device producing a loud, often wailing sound, used esp. as a warning signal.
Webster's New World
Any of several sea nymphs, represented as part bird and part woman, who lure sailors to their death on rocky coasts by seductive singing.
Webster's New World
An electronic device that produces a similar sound.
Webster's New World
A woman who uses her sexual attractiveness to entice or allure men; a woman who is considered seductive.
Webster's New World
Any of a family (Sirenidae) of slender, eel-shaped salamanders without hind legs; esp., the mud eel.
Webster's New World
adjective
Relating to or like a siren.
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Other Word Forms of Siren

Noun

Singular:
siren
Plural:
sirenes, sirens

Origin of Siren

  • From Middle English, itself from Middle French sereine (itself from Late Latin sirena) and from Latin Sīrēn, ultimately from Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirēn).

    From Wiktionary

  • French sirène from Old French sereine Siren from Late Latin Sīrēna from Latin Sīrēn from Greek Seirēn

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English serein from Old French sereine siren

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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