Delilah
pronunciation
How to pronounce Delilah in British English:
UK [di'lailə]
How to pronounce Delilah in American English:
US [dəˈlaɪlə]
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- Noun:
- (Old Testament) the Philistine mistress of Samson who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength
- a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
Word Origin
- Delilah
- "temptress, treacherous lover," 1590s, from the name of the woman who seduced and betrayed Samson in Judges, from Hebrew Delilah, literally "delicate, languishing, amorous," from Semitic root d-l-l "to hang down, to languish."
Example
- 1. Delilah flinched as the woman stuck a needle in head .
- 2. They grabbed delilah and placed her on a gurney .
- 3. What the hell happened to delilah ?
- 4. My dog delilah is in love with my cat fang .
- 5. Women are like samson and delilah are rolled into one .