Sīrēn — meaning in English
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English meaning
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mermaid
noun A legendary sea creature with the upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish.
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siren
noun A device that produces a loud, piercing warning sound, or the sound itself.
Senses
Sīrēn is used for these senses in English:
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mermaid
A mythological creature with a woman's head and upper body, and a tail of a fish.
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merperson
A mythological creature with a human upper half (head, arms, and torso) and a piscine lower half.
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siren
(Greek mythology) One of a group of nymphs who lured mariners to their death on the rocks.
siren — full definition
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noun A device that produces a loud, piercing warning sound, or the sound itself.
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noun A dangerously alluring woman, from the mythological creatures said to lure sailors to their doom with song.
