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bly

/blaɪ/

bly noun: likeness; resemblance; look aspect; species; character.

Noun

bly (plural blies)

  1. (dialectal) Likeness; resemblance; look aspect; species; character.
    • I see a bly of your father about you.

Proper noun capitalized: Bly

Bly (plural Blys)

  1. A surname.

Forms of bly

Noun
pluralblies
Proper noun
pluralBlys

Origin of bly

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

English surname, from Old English bliþe (“friendly, gentle”).

Words that rhyme with bly

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Questions about bly

What does bly mean?
Bly means likeness; resemblance; look aspect; species; character.
What part of speech is bly?
Bly can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce bly?
Bly is pronounced /blaɪ/.
What is the plural of bly?
The plural of bly is blies.

Words near bly in the dictionary

  1. BLV
  2. blvd
  3. blvd.
  4. blvds
  5. BLW
  6. bly
  7. blyad
  8. blyadi
  9. blyads
  10. blyat
  11. Blyden

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