adj
Meaning 1
Having frills; frilled.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
frilly
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Pronunciation
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/ˈfɹɪli/
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rhymes with -ɪli
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CMU ARPABET: F R IH1 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Over-elaborate or showy in character or appearance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
having decorative ruffles or frills
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: frilled, ruffled
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English frill Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English frilly From frill + -y.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 有褶边的 — having frills
- Finnish: röyhelöinen — having frills
- French: crêpé — having frills
- French: frisé — having frills
- German: gerüscht — having frills