siren song
siren song noun: an enticing but dangerous appeal, especially a misleading one.
Noun (1)
siren song (plural siren songs)
- An enticing but dangerous appeal, especially a misleading one.
- Romance never sang to him her siren song, and Adventure had never shouted in his sluggish blood.1914, Jack London, “The Sea Farmer”, in The Strength of the Strong
- Said World Bank president Robert Zoellick: "Leaders must not heed the siren song of protectionist fixes. Economic isolationism can lead to a negative spiral of events."2009 March 26, Michael Elliott, “Global Trade: The Road to Ruin”, in Time
- Synonyms:
- allure, enticement, siren call, temptation
Noun (2) capitalized: Siren song
Siren song (plural Siren songs)
- Alternative letter-case form of siren song.
Examples of siren song in a sentence
- Most of the Foundation's best scientists succumbed to some extent to the siren song of the rule of cool.2024 September 8, HarryBlank, “Nothing Happens”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 03 Oct 2024:
- Can center-ground politicians, who have long dominated democratic governments, find a way to quiet the siren song of angry, antiestablishment nationalism?2025 May 8, Ned Temko, “Centrists’ only weapon against the far right: Good government”, in The Christian Science Monitor:
Synonyms of siren song
Forms of siren song
| plural | siren songs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Siren song |
| alternative form | Siren's song |
| alternative form | siren's song |
| alternative form | sirensong |
| plural | Siren songs |
Origin of siren song
From the songs of the sirens in Greek mythology, whose bewitching song lured mariners to their doom.
Questions about siren song
- What does siren song mean?
- Siren song means an enticing but dangerous appeal, especially a misleading one.
- How do you use siren song in a sentence?
- Most of the Foundation's best scientists succumbed to some extent to the siren song of the rule of cool.
- What part of speech is siren song?
- Siren song is a noun.
- What is the plural of siren song?
- The plural of siren song is siren songs.
Words near siren song in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: siren song (page history and authors); Siren song (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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