lily

Meaning

Noun

1. Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
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.
5. (plural-normally) A royal spade in auction bridge.
6. The thirtieth Lenormand card, representing calmness and maturity.

Adj

White (as a racial epithet).

Synonyms

lotus

🪷

lily root

fragile

pale

pure

waterlily

weak

white

fleur de lis

⚜️

water-lily

lily bulb

fair

lilium

flag

Translations

giglio

Lilie

lys

lelie

azucena

lis

lírio

lilium

κρίνος

lliri

lirio

zambak

Lilium

līlium

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɪli/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: lilie

Inherited from Old English: lilie

In summary

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