Standard Lemma guide

bevy

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈbɛvi/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛvi
  • homophone: bevvy
  • CMU ARPABET: B EH1 V IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A group of animals, especially quail or other birds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: collective

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A group, especially a large group, and especially a group of attractive girls or women.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: collective

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative form of bevvy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

Qualifier: Liverpool

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a flock of birds (especially when gathered close together on the ground)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • we were visited at breakfast by a bevy of excited ducks

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: flock

5

noun

Meaning 5

a large gathering of people of a particular type

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he was surrounded by a bevy of beauties in bathing attire
  • a bevy of young beach boys swarmed around him

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gathering, assemblage

History

Etymology

From Middle English bevey, of uncertain origin, possibly Anglo-Norman.

See bevvy.

Across languages

Translations

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: երամ (eram) — group of birds
  • Armenian: տարմ (tarm) — group of birds
  • Bulgarian: ято (jato) — group of birds
  • Chinese Mandarin: 群 (qún) — group of birds
  • Czech: hejno — group of birds
  • Dutch: zwerm — group of birds
  • Dutch: vlucht — group of birds
  • Dutch: schare — group of birds
  • Finnish: parvi — group of birds
  • French: vol — group of birds
  • French: passée — group of birds
  • German: Schwarm — group of birds
  • German: Schar — group of birds
  • Hungarian: csapat — group of birds
  • Italian: stormo — group of birds
  • Italian: volata — group of birds
  • Italian: passo — group of birds
  • Japanese: 群れ (mure) — group of birds
  • Occitan: banda — group of birds
  • Occitan: bandada — group of birds
  • Portuguese: bando — group of birds
  • Romanian: stol — group of birds
  • Russian: ста́я (stája) — group of birds
  • Spanish: bandada — group of birds
  • Swedish: flock — group of birds
  • Turkish: kuş sürüsü — group of birds
  • Czech: houf — group
  • Czech: skupina — group
  • Dutch: hoop — group
  • Dutch: troep — group
  • Dutch: schare — group
  • German: Schar — group
  • Hungarian: csapat — group
  • Hungarian: csoport — group
  • Hungarian: (egy) sor — group
  • Hungarian: tömeg — group
  • Hungarian: sokaság — group
  • Russian: ста́йка (stájka) — group
  • Spanish: grupo — group
  • Spanish: colección — group
  • Turkish: sürü — group