Jezebel

Jez·e·bel

noun \ˈje-zə-ˌbel\

Definition of JEZEBEL

1

: the Phoenician wife of Ahab who according to the account in I and II Kings pressed the cult of Baal on the Israelite kingdom but was finally killed in accordance with Elijah's prophecy

2

often not capitalized : an impudent, shameless, or morally unrestrained woman

Examples of JEZEBEL

1. <as far as the family matriarch was concerned, her son's fiancée was a gold digger and a Jezebel>

Origin of JEZEBEL

Hebrew Izebhel

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to JEZEBEL

Synonyms: bimbo [slang], chippie (also chippy), doxy (also doxie), fancy woman, hoochie [slang], hussy, floozy, minx, quean, slut, tramp, trollop, wench, whore

Related Words: siren, temptress, vamp; grisette, harlot, prostitute, trull

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Rhymes with JEZEBEL

APL, Appenzell, aquarelle, asphodel, Azazel, bagatelle, barbicel, béchamel, brocatelle, Camberwell, caramel, caravel, carousel, cascabel, chanterelle, chaparral, Charles Martel, citadel, clientele, cockleshell, Cozumel, decibel, demoiselle, diving bell, fare-thee-well, fontanel, immortelle, killer cell, kiss-and-tell, lenticel, mangonel, muscatel, ne'er-do-well, Neuchâtel, Neufchâtel, New Rochelle, nonpareil, organelle, oversell, parallel, pedicel, pennoncel, personnel, petronel, Philomel, pimpernel, rebel yell, red blood cell, Sanctus bell, San Rafael, São Miguel, show-and-tell, sickle cell, silver bell, solar cell, tortoiseshell, undersell, villanelle, white blood cell, William Tell, zinfandel