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Siren vs Coquette - What's the difference?

siren | coquette |

As nouns the difference between siren and coquette

is that siren is (original sense) One of a group of nymphs who lured mariners to their death on the rocks while coquette is a woman who flirts or plays with men's affections.

As verbs the difference between siren and coquette

is that siren is to make a noise with, or as if with, a siren while coquette is an alternative form of lang=en.

As an adjective siren

is relating to or like a siren.

siren

English

(wikipedia siren)

Alternative forms

* sirene (dated or archaic)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (original sense ) (Greek mythology) One of a group of nymphs who lured mariners to their death on the rocks.
  • A device, either mechanical or electronic, that makes a piercingly loud sound as an alarm or signal, or the sound from such a device.
  • A musical instrument, one of the few aerophones in the percussion section of the symphony orchestra.
  • A dangerously seductive woman.
  • A common name for salamanders of Siren and Sirenidae.
  • A common name for mammals of Sirenia .

    • Derived terms

    * siren song * sirenian * sirenic

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a noise with, or as if with, a siren.

    • Adjective

  • Relating to or like a siren.

    • Synonyms

    * bewitching * enchanting * enticing * sirenic

    References

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    Anagrams

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    coquette

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A woman who flirts or plays with men's affections.

    • Related terms

    * coquetry * coquettish * coquettishly * coquettishness

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • * 1875 , Herbert Eastwick Compton, Semi-tropical trifles
    • Nobber has no small opinion of himself: he considers himself the Adonis of the Pondaati eleven, and he contemplates society as though it were Venus, and it was his mission to posturize before it, and coquette and toy with it.
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