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English noun: Delilah

1. Delilah (person) (Old Testament) the Philistine mistress of Samson who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength


Instance hypernymfancy woman, kept woman, mistress


Domain categoryOld Testament

2. Delilah (person) a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive


Synonymsenchantress, femme fatale, siren, temptress


Broader (hypernym)adult female, woman









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