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As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
Solomon Ibn Gabirol

Meaning of "lily" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LILY

Old English, from Latin līlium; related to Greek leirion lily.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LILY

lily  [ˈlɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LILY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lily is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

lily

Lilium

Lilium is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large prominent flowers. Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in culture and literature in much of the world. Most species are native to the temperate northern hemisphere, though their range extends into the northern subtropics. Many other plants have "lily" in their common name but are not related to true lilies.

Definition of lily in the English dictionary

The first definition of lily in the dictionary is any liliaceous perennial plant of the N temperate genus Lilium, such as the Turk's-cap lily and tiger lily, having scaly bulbs and showy typically pendulous flowers. Other definition of lily is the bulb or flower of any of these plants. Lily is also any of various similar or related plants, such as the water lily, plantain lily, and day lily.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LILY


burlily
ˈbɜːlɪlɪ
comelily
ˈkʌmlɪlɪ
curlily
ˈkɜːlɪlɪ
godlily
ˈɡɒdlɪlɪ
holily
ˈhəʊlɪlɪ
jollily
ˈdʒɒlɪlɪ
Lillee
ˈlɪlɪ
lonelily
ˈləʊnlɪlɪ
lowlily
ˈləʊlɪlɪ
Lyly
ˈlɪlɪ
melancholily
ˈmelənˌkɒlɪlɪ
oilily
ˈɔɪlɪlɪ
piccalilli
ˈpɪkəˌlɪlɪ
saintlily
ˈseɪntlɪlɪ
sicklily
ˈsɪklɪlɪ
sillily
ˈsɪlɪlɪ
statelily
ˈsteɪtlɪlɪ
ungodlily
ʌnˈɡɒdˈlɪlɪ
unholily
ʌnˈhəʊlɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LILY

lilliput
Lilliputian
lilly-pilly
Lilo
Lilongwe
lilt
lilting
liltingly
liltingness
lily iron
lily of the valley
lily pad
lily-like
lily-livered
lily-trotter
lily-white

WORDS THAT END LIKE LILY

arbitrarily
bodily
daily
easily
extraordinarily
family
happily
heavily
Holy Family
luckily
momentarily
necessarily
oily
primarily
readily
Sicily
steadily
temporarily
unnecessarily
voluntarily

Synonyms and antonyms of lily in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lily» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LILY

Find out the translation of lily to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lily from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lily» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

百合花
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

azucena
570 millions of speakers

English

lily
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लिली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زِنْبَقَةٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лилия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lírio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কমল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lys
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lily
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lilie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ユリ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

백합
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lily
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hoa loa kèn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லில்லி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कमळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zambak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

giglio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lilia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лілея
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

crin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κρίνος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lelie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lilja
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lilje
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lily

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LILY»

The term «lily» is very widely used and occupies the 6.189 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LILY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lily» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lily» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lily

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6 QUOTES WITH «LILY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lily.
1
Tom Douglas
My favorite way to cook trout is whole, bone-in, on the grill. The fish are stuffed with sliced lemons and herb sprigs, brushed with oil, and cooked over fairly hot coals until the skin is crisp and the flesh is moist and flaky. Go ahead and gild the lily by adding a sauce.
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Solomon Ibn Gabirol
As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
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Luke Harding
By August 2008, we had left Voikovskaya and moved into a wooden dacha in the artists' colony of Sokol in north-west Moscow. The house was a haven amid the madness of the city: lily of the valley grew near our front gate, Virginia creeper decked the green picket fence.
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Alexander Henry
It may be that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet,' but I should be loath to see a rose on a maiden's breast substituted by a flower, however beautiful and fragrant it might be, that is went by the name of the skunk lily.
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Anne Lamott
My coming to faith did not start with a leap but rather a series of staggers from what seemed like one safe place to another. Like lily pads, round and green, these places summoned and then held me up while I grew. Each prepared me for the next leaf on which I would land, and in this way I moved across the swamp of doubt and fear.
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Nathaniel Parker Willis
The lily and the rose in her fair face striving for precedence.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LILY»

Discover the use of lily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lily
Under the pseudonym Lily Troublefield, she accepts the first position she is offered, as a housemaid at the ominously named Darkstone Manor, property of Devon Darkwell.
Patricia Gaffney, 2011
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Dash & Lily's Book of Dares
If you want them, turn the page. If you don’t, put the book back on the shelf, please.” So begins the latest whirlwind romance from the New York Times bestselling authors of Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist.
Rachel Cohn, David Levithan, 2010
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Jake and Lily
This is an often funny, poignant, and profound story of growing up, growing apart, and the difficult process of figuring out who you really are. This is a story about me, Lily. And me, Jake. We're twins and we're exactly alike. Not exactly!
Jerry Spinelli, 2012
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Lily Robbins, M.D.
In this second book in the Lily Series, Lily starts watching medical shows on TV and checking out health books at the library.
Nancy Rue, 2012
5
Lily Alone
Lily isn't home ALONE - but she sort of wishes she was; looking after her three younger siblings is a lot of responsibility.
Jacqueline Wilson, 2011
6
Tiger Lily
Told from the perspective of tiny, fairy-sized Tinkerbell, Tiger Lily is the breathtaking story of budding romance, letting go and the pains of growing up.
Jodi Lynn Anderson, 2012
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Lily
Hugh Wiley was the author of "The Wildcat," "Lily," "Lady Luck" and other novels.
Hugh Wiley, 2010
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Lily and Miss Liberty
A little girl makes crowns and sells them to help raise money for the pedestal needed for mounting France's gift of the Statue of Liberty to this country.
Carla Stevens, 1992
9
The Golden Lily: A Bloodlines Novel
The thrilling second installment in Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy spinoff series--and a #1 New York Times Bestseller--now in paperback Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the ...
Richelle Mead, 2012
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Lily Plants a Garden: A Play
Playbook
José Cruz González, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lily is used in the context of the following news items.
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Taylor Swift Expands Squad With Andreja Pejic, Lily Donaldson and …
Swift's shows in the Windy City became a runway on Sunday, when she strutted her stuff with models Lily Donaldson and Andreja Pejic at ... «People Magazine, Jul 15»
2
X Factor star Amelia Lily admits she was surprised when Nick …
X Factor star Amelia Lily has hinted she thinks Nick Grimshaw was on odd choice for this year's judging panel. Speaking to Fiona Phillips this ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Lily Allen joins Tinder - but just to find friends on tour | Western Daily …
But Gloucestershire singer Lily Allen gets so lonely travelling from hotel room to hotel room around the world without her young family that she ... «Western Daily Press, Jul 15»
4
Lily Rose Depp Slayed This Campaign as the New Face of Chanel …
Fresh off the heels of Kaia Gerber's killer Vogue editorial, Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis's daughter, Lily Rose, had been named the new ... «Cambio, Jul 15»
5
Lily and Grace Johnstone cling to each other after being put in same …
Lily and Grace Johnstone, who were born weighing just 2lb, remained snuggled up together for two months as they were treated in hospital ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Married Cotswold pop star Lily Allen joins Tinder dating app …
Happily married pop star Lily Allen has admitted to joining mobile dating app Tinder. But the 30-year-old, who has a home in the Cotswolds, ... «Gloucestershire Echo, Jul 15»
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Grandma puts Lily Tomlin in the driving seat - New Zealand Herald
Emmy-nominated for her latest TV series, Lily Tomlin's latest big screen foray, written just for her, is also winning acclaim. Lily Tomlin (right) ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
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Baby Lily who doctors who have left for dead is saved
This is Baby Lily – who has defied the odds to survive after coming into this world almost four months too early. But the tiny girl had an extra ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Lily-Rose Depp's Chanel Ad Criticized: Did She Pose Too …
Lily-Rose Depp is the new face of Chanel Eyewear, but her famous father is receiving some criticism over his 16-year-old daughter's sexy ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
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Lily's House shelter set to open with new philosophy
Lily's House is named after 93-year old Lily Kongslien, a Rhinelander resident who only recently retired following 25 years of service to ... «Starjournalnow, Jul 15»

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