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lily¹
- /ˈlɪli/
Rhymes with -ɪli
Where it comes from
From Middle English lilie, from Old English lilie, from Latin līlia, plural of līlium, from Ancient Greek λείριον (leírion). See there for more.
noun lilies · lilly
- Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species. The engagement photos were set in a leafy bower festooned with pink and white roses, anemones, lilies and delphinium, like something straight out of an enchanted garden.
- Any of several species of herbaceous flower which may or may not resemble the genus Lilium in some way, and which are not closely related to it or each other.
- The flower used as a heraldic charge; also commonly used to describe the fleur-de-lis.
- The end of a compass needle that should point north, traditionally often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis. But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west.
- A royal spade in auction bridge.
- The thirtieth Lenormand card, representing calmness and maturity.
adjective
- White (as a racial epithet). "Can't you see I'm trying to save your lily ass?" "I don't want to be saved," Tess moaned as he hauled her up and into his lap with one beefy hand.
Lily²
- /ˈlɪli/
Rhymes with -ɪli
Where it comes from
A 19th-century flower name, from lily. Also a diminutive of Lilian and sometimes Elizabeth.
proper noun
- A female given name from English, popular around 1900 and currently returning to favor. "Poor little thing! She is very wee and frail, isn't she? Only two months old. We came away from the north, as soon as I was able to travel. She is called Lily." I remembered Horace having once told me that his mother's name had been Lilias.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sego, calla, lotus, aloe, honey, robin, lis, fleur-de-lis, lil, read, dsl, lys, leila, laila, lillian, lilly
Translations
Every language
noun flower in the genus Lilium
| Español | azucena, lirio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 나리 nari, 백합 baekhap |
| 日本語 | ユリ yuri, 百合 yuri |
| 中文 | 百合 bǎihé, 百合花 bǎihéhuā |
| हिन्दी | कुमुदिनी kumudinī |
| Português | lírio |
| Français | lys |
| Deutsch | Lilie |
| Italiano | giglio |
| Ελληνικά | κρίνο kríno |
| Română | crin, lilie |
| Русский | ли́лия lílija, кри́н krín |
| Tiếng Việt | bách hợp, loa kèn |
| العربية | زَنْبَق zanbaq, سَوْسَن sawsan |
| עברית | שׁוֹשָׁן šōšān |
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title = {lily},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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