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painted jezebel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables
paint-ed -jezebel
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Jezebel; an evil, scheming, shameless or immoral woman, especially one who uses physical attractiveness to evil ends.

Derogatory; Obsolete

noun

Delias hyparete, a species of butterfly of the family Pieridae.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Jezebel, the Phoenician princess and Queen of Ancient Israel who appears in the Old Testament (1 Kings). She incited heresy and lured the Jews away from their God and back to idols. Before her death, knowing that she was soon to be slain, she took the time to fix her hair and paint her face. From the 16th century, some people believed that makeup was worn only by immoral women; hence the wearing of makeup implied immorality.

Usage

Inflected Forms

painted Jezebels (plural)

Questions

What does painted jezebel mean?
A Jezebel; an evil, scheming, shameless or immoral woman, especially one who uses physical attractiveness to evil ends.
Where does painted jezebel come from?
From Jezebel, the Phoenician princess and Queen of Ancient Israel who appears in the Old Testament (1 Kings). She incited heresy and lured the Jews away from their God and back to idols. Before her death, knowing that she was soon to be slain, she took the time to fix her hair and paint her face. From the 16th century, some people believed that makeup was worn only by immoral women; hence the wearing of makeup implied immorality.

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