sex symbol

noun

Definition of sex symbolnext
as in sexpot

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  1. sexpot
  2. femme fatale
  3. seducer
  4. charmer
  5. siren
Noun
  • The season gradually showcases Warner, who finds the bruised psyche beneath her character’s sexpot surface and delivers cutting dialogue with a precision that calls to mind Murphy blondes including Emma Roberts, Leslie Bibb and Billie Lourd.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Whether career girl or sexpot, gender bender or grande dame, Saint Laurent’s women were always new, and for the designer, newness was the most natural and inevitable thing in the world.
    — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of sexpot
Noun
  • Tony Dalton brings impressive menace to a superficially affable sheriff, and Laura Donnelly strikes the perfect balance between femme fatale and innocent love interest.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Saldaña wore a selection from Balmain’s fall 2026 ready-to-wear collection, defined by a distinct noir sensibility that evoked a modern femme fatale archetype.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
Definition of femme fatale
Noun
  • Stoker’s Frankensteined creation was born from the history of the Anglo-literary vampire that begins with Polidori’s Ruthven, the first aristocratic, Byronesque and demonic seducer.
    — Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Definition of seducer
Noun
  • But Fortune’s thoughtful little charmer accomplishes the tricky task of dramatizing trauma and healing in terms accessible to all ages.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 July 2026
  • Querétaro is a highland charmer.
    — Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
Definition of charmer
Noun
  • In recent attacks on Kyiv, air-raid sirens have sounded at the same time as impacts.
    — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Every room has its little balcony and looks out over the blue sea to the islands of the sirens from which those ladies sang so sweetly.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of siren
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“Sex symbol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sex%20symbol. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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