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Meaning of "palmy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PALMY

palmy  [ˈpɑːmɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PALMY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Palmy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PALMY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

palmy

Palmy

Eve Pancharoen, better known by her stage name Palmy, is a Thai-Belgian pop singer. She has recorded and released several albums including concert DVDs on the GMM Grammy label beginning with her self-titled solo debut, Palmy, in 2001. Palmy has explored a variety of popular music styles on each of her four solo albums, and has collaborated with the Thai ska band T-Bone to create experimental renditions of her hits Though her solo recording was Beautiful Ride in 2006, she continues to perform live with T-Bone, and appears as a guest vocalist at other concerts and music festivals. She is primarily successful in Asian countries, but she has also performed in Australia and the UK.

Definition of palmy in the English dictionary

The definition of palmy in the dictionary is prosperous, flourishing, or luxurious. Other definition of palmy is covered with, relating to, or resembling palms.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PALMY


army
ˈɑːmɪ
balmy
ˈbɑːmɪ
barmy
ˈbɑːmɪ
calmy
ˈkɑːmɪ
Carme
ˈkɑːmɪ
chiyogami
ˌtʃɪjəʊˈɡɑːmɪ
Coomaraswamy
kuːˌmɑːrəˈswɑːmɪ
kami
ˈkɑːmɪ
Khatami
kəˈtɑːmɪ
kirigami
ˌkɪrɪˈɡɑːmɪ
malmy
ˈmɑːmɪ
origami
ˌɒrɪˈɡɑːmɪ
palmie
ˈpɑːmɪ
pastrami
pəˈstrɑːmɪ
salami
səˈlɑːmɪ
Sami
ˈsɑːmɪ
smarmy
ˈsmɑːmɪ
swami
ˈswɑːmɪ
tatami
təˈtɑːmɪ
Zeami
siːˈɑːmɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PALMY

palmful
palmhouse
palmie
palmier
palmiest
palmiet
palmification
palmiped
Palmira
palmist
palmister
palmistry
palmitate
palmitic
palmitic acid
palmitin
palmlike
palmtop
palmtop computer
palmyra

WORDS THAT END LIKE PALMY

academy
anatomy
astronomy
creamy
dummy
economy
elmy
Emmy
enemy
filmy
Grammy
haulmy
jimmy
mommy
my
qualmy
tammy
taxonomy
tommy
yummy

Synonyms and antonyms of palmy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PALMY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «palmy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of palmy

Translation of «palmy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PALMY

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

Translator English - Chinese

棕榈
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

palmy
570 millions of speakers

English

palmy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ताड़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بهي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Palmy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

palmy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তালবিশিষ্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

florissant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Selamat tinggal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Palmen tragend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヤシの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

야자 나무
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Palmy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thịnh vượng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறப்பு மிக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिडखोर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

başrılı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prospero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Palmy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Palmy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

palmieri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θάλλων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

palmy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

palmy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

palmy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of palmy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PALMY»

The term «palmy» is regularly used and occupies the 55.859 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PALMY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «palmy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «palmy» 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 palmy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PALMY»

Discover the use of palmy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to palmy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Double weave
Examines the history and potential of the technique for weaving two layers of fabric simultaneously and offers instructions for projects such as a shoulder bag and a reversible plaid blanket
Palmy Weigle, 1978
2
The Cruise of the Midge
One unicorn," said Palmy, after a pause, and scratching his woolly skull. But my laughter here put an end to the school, and was the innocent means of stirring up Palmy's wrath, who, mortified at perceiving that I considered the others had been  ...
Michael Scott, 1836
3
The cruise of the Midge. By the author of 'Tom Cringle's log'.
One unicorn," said Palmy, after a pause, and scratching his woolly skull. But my laughter here put an end to the school, and was the innocent means of stirring up Palmy's wrath, who, mortified at perceiving that I considered the others had been  ...
Michael Scott, 1836
4
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction
A real incident occurred, too nearly resembling one which romance has associated with the high and palmy days of this splendid ruin, to allow the recollection of Kenilworth ever to fade from the least enthusiastic mind, present on that occasion ...
Reuben Percy, John Timbs, 1840
5
The London Magazine, Charivari, and Courrier Des Dames: A ...
He stumbled down the stairs, and up the hill, claimed the bottle, and found his friend the tailor quietly drinking it in a corner ! " ENGLAND'S PALMY DAYS." " Was it to go abroad to the world land's greatness, such a thing would that they were ...
Richard Fennell, 1840
6
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction
Palmneedle appears a very dull scholar, while Chip, I can perceive, is sharp enough, and takes delight in piquing Palmy. Chip says his lesson glibly. " Ah, daddy Chip, you shall make one parson by and by — quite cleber dis morning — so ...
Thomas Byerley, John Timbs, 1835
7
Planning for Bilingual Learners: An Inclusive Curriculum
An Inclusive Curriculum Maggie Gravelle. The parrot who coud tauk CK &ft C >" Oh C "tKe PoA^t We?v?P TKC > A pa/L/ot we*-', be<"K_ Wi't^O. ',/«: c* -J i' -,,- ^ f^f CaMxi£k<. f a^ chapter one The parrot wold talk They live in the jungle Palmy ...
Maggie Gravelle, 2000
8
Waldie's Select Circulating Library
He bad clearly taken offence, as Palmy evidently expected be would do ; but - why I could not divine. Palmy proceeded in his lesson of " teazing made easy." " Nice old woman — sorry to hear dat." The rascal had known it, however, all along .
‎1835
9
Palmy Days
Palmy Days is a 1931 musical comedy written by Eddie Cantor, Morrie Ryskind, and David Freedman, directed by A. Edward Sutherland, and choreographed by Busby Berkeley (who makes a cameo appearance as a fortune teller).
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
10
The Oregon Shanghaiers: Columbia River Crimping from Astoria ...
When in later years, before the Great War, and before memories faded and the old waterfront was utterly forgotten, the Portland harbor of the 1880s would be recalled as the “palmy days of Jim Turk.”31 In those days, men stood back with ...
Barney Blalock, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PALMY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term palmy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The skewed view from Bronny Bishop's broken heartland
You'd always see Ellis and his missus' old Volvos parked on the bend just before Palmy and notice him shuffling round Avalon occasionally, ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
2
Incident at the Hemingway House
A short while later, we stood in the palmy back courtyard of the Hemingway House with twenty or so other damp tourists. No air conditioning in ... «Oxford American, Jul 15»
3
FAO Schwarz closes: Read Fortune's 1940 story about its rise
Even a King (Prajadhipok that was—of Siam that was) could have told you, happen you met him in the palmy days of Bangkok, that Schwarz's ... «Fortune, Jul 15»
4
The Doting Dad Side of Dan Abrams
Cut to White Street, the palmy expanse on West Broadway that Mr. Abrams and his partners designed as a temple for serious food. In the ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
5
Daily Diary, July 15,1915
It has always been difficult to keep the Club alive, even in the most palmy and attractive days of actual cricket. To keep it in a state of suspended ... «Worcester News, Jul 15»
6
Palmerston North LGBTI community expands, needs are addressed
And since the Palmy Youth Network released a survey late last year, the provision for help throughout the city has just about doubled as the ... «Manawatu Standard, Jul 15»
7
Kudos to Sanders, With a Wink to Clinton, Too
These are palmy days for Sen. Bernie Sanders and his improbable campaign for president. Thousands throng his events in Maine, Iowa and ... «WSHU, Jul 15»
8
Insulation changes for flats 'superficial' claims tenants' union
Palmy Revolution co-founder Jenny Hall said she was pleased with the change in laws, but it was just a start. She said four years seemed like ... «Manawatu Standard, Jul 15»
9
Messi? Nou for me, I prefer Derek Lyle: Spanish writer is a fan of …
Yes, for the 46-year-old the beautiful game is all about the exploits of Palmy's perma-tanned hero Derek Lyle and Co. After discovering and ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
10
Wisecracks in Drag and Blackface in 'Eddie Cantor 4-Film Collection'
The endearingly foolish “Palmy Days” begins with a pansy joke and employs blackface in the same way that it does drag; Cantor appears as a ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

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