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lily en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English lilie, from Old English lilie, from Latin līlia, plural of līlium, from Ancient Greek λείριον (leírion). See there for more.

Meanings

  1. (derogatory, not-comparable, slang) White (as a racial epithet).
    • "Can't you see I'm trying to save your lily ass?" "I don't want to be saved," Tess moaned as he hauled her up and into his lap with one beefy hand. 1994, Colleen Faulkner, Captive:

lily en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English lilie, from Old English lilie, from Latin līlia, plural of līlium, from Ancient Greek λείριον (leírion). See there for more.

Meanings

  1. Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
    • The engagement photos were set in a leafy bower festooned with pink and white roses, anemones, lilies and delphinium, like something straight out of an enchanted garden. 2025 August 27, Vanessa Friedman, “The Ralph Lauren Look of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Engagement Photos”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Aug 2025:
  2. Any of several species of herbaceous flower which may or may not resemble the genus Lilium in some way, and which are not closely related to it or each other.
  3. The flower used as a heraldic charge; also commonly used to describe the fleur-de-lis.
  4. The end of a compass needle that should point north, traditionally often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis.
    • But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west. 1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica:
  5. (plural-normally) A royal spade in auction bridge.
  6. The thirtieth Lenormand card, representing calmness and maturity.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
lilly alternative, obsolete lexicographic
lilies Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

blackberry lily · wood lily · stinking corpse lily · cobra lily · rush lily · Moreton Bay lily · lily-of-the-valley · rock lily · sword lily · Darling lily · Benguet lily · lily-liveredly · pond lily · western red lily · lily-livered · Bermuda lily · Easter lily · spear lily · water-lily · Atamosco lily · mariposa lily · Canada lily · lily-white · impala lily · feathery false lily of the valley · toad lily · trout lily · white water lily · holly-lily · fairy lily · peace lily · hurricane lily · Philadelphia lily · Jacobean lily · Jersey lily · lily of the Incas · annunciation lily · panther lily · Catesby's lily · Barbados lily · Murray lily · lily of the field · tiger-lily · orange lily · torch lily · zephyr lily · desert lily · lilyturf · goldband lily · avalanche lily · rain lily · butterfly lily · gold lily · Washington lily · mountain lily · red magic lily · Lenten lily · arum lily · Ifafa lily · lilioid · Humboldt's lily · stone-lily · bullhead lily · atamasco lily · prairie lily · surprise lily · Mount Hood lily · lilylike · blood lily · Inca lily · Aztec lily · Cuban lily · pondlily · ginger lily · lemon lily · regal lily · day lily · Amazon lily · lily crucifix · palm lily · moon-lily · adobe lily · Peruvian lily · lilypond · fawn lily · Guernsey lily · tinsel lily · lily-frail · bead lily · Atamasco lily · wild lily-of-the-valley · daylily · resurrection lily · lily iron · lilywort · plantain lily · African lily · leopard lily · Josephine's lily · fire lily · lily of the valley · water lily · yellow pond-lily · turban lily · sand lily · lily of the valley tree · sego lily · lily-handed · pineapple lily · bush lily · spider lily · kaffir lily · Bolander's lily · calla lily · Scarborough lily · glacier lily · sea lily · belladonna lily · swamp lily · fragrant water lily · Turk's cap lily · glory lily · Shasta lily · flame lily · straw lily · gild the lily · scarlet lily beetle · false lily of the valley · lilied · nodding blue lily · lily pad · Lent lily · Madonna lily · May lily · cow lily · tiger lily · candelabra lily · star lily · yellow pond lily · Christmas lily · superb lily · lily of the Nile · Macquarie lily · slime lily · lily foot · Egyptian water-lily · Brisbane lily · red spider lily · Mariposa lily · piss lily

Descendants

lili · ลิลลี่ · lili · lili · ലില്ലി · lili

Translations (92)

tg сӯсан (flower in the genus Lilium) · mn ᠰᠠᠷᠠᠨ᠎ᠠ ᠴᠡᠴᠡᠭ (flower in the genus Lilium) · tay boxi' (flower in the genus Lilium) · es azucena (flower in the genus Lilium) · non lilja (flower in the genus Lilium) · gl azucena (flower in the genus Lilium) · yi ליליע (flower in the genus Lilium) · ko 나리 (flower in the genus Lilium) · tg савсан (flower in the genus Lilium) · fo lilja (flower in the genus Lilium) · uk ліле́я (flower in the genus Lilium) · grc κρίνον (flower in the genus Lilium) · mt ġilju (flower in the genus Lilium) · ta பலுக்கல் (flower in the genus Lilium) · bg ли́лия (flower in the genus Lilium) · ru кри́н (flower in the genus Lilium) · sah лилия (flower in the genus Lilium) · fi lilja (flower in the genus Lilium) · lt lelija (flower in the genus Lilium) · cmn 百合花 (flower in the genus Lilium) · sq lil (flower in the genus Lilium) · mk лилјан (flower in the genus Lilium) · it giglio (flower in the genus Lilium) · nl lelie (flower in the genus Lilium) · da lilje (flower in the genus Lilium) · vo lel (flower in the genus Lilium) · pl lilia (flower in the genus Lilium) · sh крин (flower in the genus Lilium) · ru ли́лия (flower in the genus Lilium) · kmr sosin (flower in the genus Lilium) · bg крем (flower in the genus Lilium) · ca lliri (flower in the genus Lilium) · ja 百合 (flower in the genus Lilium) · mnc ᠪᡠᠰᡠᠮᡩᠠ (flower in the genus Lilium) · be лі́лія (flower in the genus Lilium) · ar سَوْسَن (flower in the genus Lilium) · mn сараана цэцэг (flower in the genus Lilium) · sq zambak (flower in the genus Lilium) · el κρίνο (flower in the genus Lilium) · sh ljiljan (flower in the genus Lilium) · sh zambak (flower in the genus Lilium) · hy շուշան (flower in the genus Lilium) · fr lys (flower in the genus Lilium) · dru bariangalai (flower in the genus Lilium) · ml ലില്ലി (flower in the genus Lilium) · nn lilje (flower in the genus Lilium) · mn ᠰᠠᠷᠠᠨ᠎ᠠ (flower in the genus Lilium) · kk лала (flower in the genus Lilium) · ms lili (flower in the genus Lilium) · sh замбак (flower in the genus Lilium) · ur سوسن (flower in the genus Lilium) · cy lili (flower in the genus Lilium) · kmr zembeq (flower in the genus Lilium) · sk ľalia (flower in the genus Lilium) · ro crin (flower in the genus Lilium) · fa سوسن (flower in the genus Lilium) · et liilia (flower in the genus Lilium) · hi कुमुदिनी (flower in the genus Lilium) · la līlium (flower in the genus Lilium) · is lilja (flower in the genus Lilium) · alt кӧл чечеги (flower in the genus Lilium) · vo lelaplan (flower in the genus Lilium) · tl liryo (flower in the genus Lilium) · sh љиљан (flower in the genus Lilium) · tr zambak (flower in the genus Lilium) · olo liilii (flower in the genus Lilium) · mn сараана (flower in the genus Lilium) · ko 백합 (flower in the genus Lilium) · vi bách hợp (flower in the genus Lilium) · sv lilja (flower in the genus Lilium) · vi loa kèn (flower in the genus Lilium) · ga lile (flower in the genus Lilium) · pt lírio (flower in the genus Lilium) · id lili (flower in the genus Lilium) · es lirio (flower in the genus Lilium) · cs lilie (flower in the genus Lilium) · gl lirio (flower in the genus Lilium) · enm lilie (flower in the genus Lilium) · de Lilie (flower in the genus Lilium) · ja ユリ (flower in the genus Lilium) · vo liäf (flower in the genus Lilium) · he שׁוֹשָׁן (flower in the genus Lilium) · hu liliom (flower in the genus Lilium) · no lilje (flower in the genus Lilium) · cmn 百合 (flower in the genus Lilium) · ro lilie (flower in the genus Lilium) · th ลิลลี่ (flower in the genus Lilium) · sh krin (flower in the genus Lilium) · eo lilio (flower in the genus Lilium) · vec zejo (flower in the genus Lilium) · ar زَنْبَق (flower in the genus Lilium) · ka შროშანი (flower in the genus Lilium)

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