Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moly

/ˈməʊli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: moly
IPA: /ˈməʊli/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A magic herb or plant used by Odysseus to overcome Circe.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any plant associated with the mythological moly, especially the European allium, Allium moly.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Informal; Uncountable

noun

Molybdenum grease.

Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It excels Homers moly, cures this, falling sickness, and almost all other infirmities."
"Or, propt on beds of amaranth and moly, / How sweet (while warm airs lull us, blowing lowly,)"
"So spoke the Radiant One; then gave me the magic herb, pulling it from the ground and showing me in what form it grew; its root was black, its flower milk-white. Its name among the gods is moly."
"I would need all the secret herbs of Dicte […] . I would need as well the rest of my moly stores."
"The fuselage and tail unit were constructed of welded chrome-moly steel tubing, fabric covered, with two seats in one elongated open 'bathtub' cockpit."

Etymology

From Latin mōly, from Ancient Greek μῶλυ (môlu) (probably a loanword).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈməʊli/

Usage

Inflected Forms

molies (plural)

Phrases

moly cow

Homonyms

molly

Rhymes With

holy slowly wholly foley goalie lowly coli unholy kohli rowley guacamole ravioli

Questions

How do you pronounce moly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈməʊli/.
What does moly mean?: A magic herb or plant used by Odysseus to overcome Circe.
Where does moly come from?: From Latin mōly, from Ancient Greek μῶλυ (môlu) (probably a loanword).

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