Noun: Delilah di'lI-lu
- (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
"The femme fatale played the role of a Delilah in the noir film";
- enchantress, temptress, siren, femme fatale
Derived forms: Delilahs
Type of: adult female, bit on the side [Brit, informal], kept woman [informal], mistress, woman
Encyclopedia: Delilah