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- [fril-ee]
- /ˈfrɪl i/
- /ˈfrɪl.i/
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- [fril-ee]
- /ˈfrɪl i/
Definitions of frilly word
- adjective frilly covered with or marked by frills: Some of the more elaborate dress shirts have frilly fronts. 1
- adjective frilly frivolous; inconsequential: After a day of intense concentration and serious business, they feel like doing something frilly and amusing. 1
- noun frilly Decorated with frills or similar ornamentation. 1
- adjective frilly clothing: ruffled 1
- adjective frilly frivolous, trivial 1
- adjective frilly Frilly items of clothing or fabric have a lot of frills on them. 0
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Origin of frilly
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45; frill + -y1
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Parts of speech for Frilly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
frilly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for frilly
adj frilly
- decorative — Something that is decorative is intended to look pretty or attractive.
- gaudy — brilliantly or excessively showy: gaudy plumage.
- lavish — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- sumptuous — entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work, etc.; costly: a sumptuous residence.
- complicated — If you say that something is complicated, you mean it has so many parts or aspects that it is difficult to understand or deal with.
adjective frilly
- lacy — of or resembling lace; lacelike: a lacy gown; a lacy leaf.
- delicate — Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped.
- ruched — a strip of pleated lace, net, muslin, or other material for trimming or finishing a dress, as at the collar or sleeves.
- extravagant — Lacking restraint in spending money or using resources.
- ornamental — used or grown for ornament: ornamental plants.
Antonyms for frilly
adj frilly
- unadorned — to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments: garlands of flowers adorning their hair.
- ugly — very unattractive or unpleasant to look at; offensive to the sense of beauty; displeasing in appearance.
- plain — clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
- simple — easy to understand, deal with, use, etc.: a simple matter; simple tools.
- poor — having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.
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