Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bly

/blaɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: bly
IPA: /blaɪ/

8

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Likeness; resemblance; look aspect; species; character.

name

Example Sentences

"I see a bly of your father about you."

Etymology

Probably from a dialectal variant of blee (“complexion, aspect, colour, hue”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: bliþe

Inflected Forms

blies (plural) Blys (plural)

Rhymes With

by my why high try guy buy july drive-by die eye hi

Questions

How do you pronounce bly?: The recorded pronunciation is /blaɪ/.
What does bly mean?: Likeness; resemblance; look aspect; species; character.
Where does bly come from?: It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce bly

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