/ Dictionary / Index L Lorelei: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Lor•e•lei Pronunciation: (lôr'u-lī" Ger. lō'ru-lī"), [key] — n. 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. a female given name. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: lorelei (Thesaurus) lore Loren Related Content Daily Word Quiz: tenacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language