Lilly

//ˈlɪl.i// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Lilly Pulitzer dress. US, informal

    "It angered Target customers who tried, and failed, to grab $40-ish “Lillys” during a sale that was meant to span several weeks and instead spanned mere hours."

  2. 2
    Obsolete form of lily. alt-of, obsolete

    "in tepid baths was mated to a lilly"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name, variant of Lily.

    "The woman at the center of the controversy, Lilly Gaddis, referred to her friends’ husbands as “broke ass n***s” in the clip—dropping the racial slur in a slight southern drawl so naturally, many speculated she must use it in casual conversation."

  2. 2
    A female given name, variant of Lily.; A diminutive of the female given names Lillian or Lilian, from Latin.
  3. 3
    A female given name, variant of Lily.; A diminutive of the female given names Elizabeth or Elisabeth, from Ancient Greek.
  4. 4
    A surname.; A surname transferred from the given name, based on the given name
  5. 5
    A surname.; A surname transferred from the place name, variant of Lilley, from the English place name Lilley.

Example

More examples

"Seeing a white lilly is splendid."

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