Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lory

/ˈlɒɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: lo-ry
IPA: /ˈlɒɹi/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various small, brightly coloured parrots native to Australasia. They are usually classified in the subfamily Loriinae.

Example Sentences

"Just as we were going away, a handsome tree, allied to Erythrina, was in blossom, showing its masses of large crimson flowers scattered here and there about the forest. Could it have been seen from an elevation, it would have had a fine effect; from below I could only catch sight of masses of gorgeous colour in clusters and festoons overhead, about which flocks of blue and orange lories were fluttering and screaming."

Etymology

From Malay luri, name of kind of parrot, said to be a dialectal variant of Malay nuri. Doublet of lourie. Unrelated to Spanish loro.

Word Breakdown

Root: luri, nuri

Inflected Forms

lories (plural)

Phrases

black-capped lory black lory black-winged lory blue-eared lory blue-streaked lory brown lory cardinal lory chattering lory

Frequently Paired Words

lorikeet

Homonyms

lorry

Rhymes With

story glory inventory tory rory corey laurie storey quarry lori lorry tori

Questions

How do you pronounce lory?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɒɹi/.
What does lory mean?: Any of various small, brightly coloured parrots native to Australasia. They are usually classified in the subfamily Loriinae.
Where does lory come from?: From Malay luri, name of kind of parrot, said to be a dialectal variant of Malay nuri. Doublet of lourie. Unrelated to Spanish loro.

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