Delilah

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hebrew דְּלִילָה (d'līla, “[she who] weakened”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈlaɪlə/ === Proper noun === Delilah (biblical) The mistress of Samson who betrayed him to the Philistines. : Judges 16:6: And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee. A female given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Delilah (plural Delilahs) A beautiful, cunning and treacherous woman; a femme fatale. A libertine; a harlot; a woman of loose morals. ==== Synonyms ==== (femme fatale): See Thesaurus:vamp (libertine): See Thesaurus:promiscuous woman === Anagrams === hide-all