telly

Meaning

Noun

1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, colloquial, countable, uncountable) Television.
2. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, colloquial, countable, uncountable) A television set.
3. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, colloquial, countable, uncountable) Telegraph.
4. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, colloquial, countable, uncountable) Telephone.
5. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, colloquial, countable, uncountable) Teleport.
6. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, colloquial, countable, uncountable) Telecommunication.

Adj

Inclined to telling (by explicitly stating facts), instead of showing (by conveying an impression so that events are described in the narrative).

Synonyms

television set

boob tube

television

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TV set

idiot box

television receiver

TV

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tv

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tv set

goggle box

the tube

small screen

televisions

tube

сленг

goggle-box

the box

Translations

télé

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televisione

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télévision

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Glotze

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tevê

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televisor

Fernseher

téléviseur

televisión

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τηλεόραση

televisore

televisor

Fernsehempfänger

Fernsehgerät

téloche

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɛli/

Etymology

Shortened form of tele(vision) + -y.