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- [dih-lahy-luh]
- /dɪˈlaɪ lə/
- /dɪˈlaɪlɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-lahy-luh]
- /dɪˈlaɪ lə/
Definitions of delilah word
- noun delilah Samson's Philistine mistress, who deprived him of his strength by cutting off his hair (Judges 16:4–22) 3
- noun delilah a voluptuous and treacherous woman; temptress 3
- noun delilah the lover of Samson, who betrayed him to the Philistines: Judg. 16 3
- noun delilah a seductive, treacherous woman; temptress 3
- noun delilah Samson's mistress, who betrayed him to the Philistines. Judges 16. 1
- noun delilah a seductive and treacherous woman. 1
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Parts of speech for Delilah
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delilah popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
delilah usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for delilah
noun delilah
- siren — Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- jezebel — Also, Douay Bible, Jezabel. the wife of Ahab, king of Israel. I Kings 16:31.
- seductress — a woman who seduces.
- sorceress — a woman who practices sorcery; witch.
- lorelei — a quasilegendary nymph of the Rhine who lured sailors to shipwreck on her rock by singing: a creation of Clemens Brentano in a poem of 1800.
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