English Explanatory Dictionary

Delilah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The mistress of Samson who betrayed him to the Philistines.
  2. A female given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin.
noun
  1. A beautiful, cunning and treacherous woman; a femme fatale.
  2. A libertine; a harlot; a woman of loose morals.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈlaɪlə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Delilah.wav

Word forms

Delilah Delilahs

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew דְּלִילָה (d'līla, “[she who] weakened”).

Synonyms

vamp promiscuous woman
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