foley
/ˈfoʊli/US/ˈfoʊli/
foley noun: the creation of sound effects, and their addition to film and TV images.
Noun
foley (countable and uncountable, plural foleys)
- The creation of sound effects, and their addition to film and TV images.
- A foley artist.
- A Foley catheter.
Proper noun capitalized: Foley
Foley (countable and uncountable, plural Foleys)
- A surname from Irish.
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foley meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
foley in Hindi
- फोली, फोले, फ़ोली
foley in Tamil
- இயற்கையொலி சேர்க்கும் கலை
foley in Marathi
- फोली, फोले, फॉली
foley in Urdu
- فولی, فولے
More languagesFewer languages
- foley in Bengali
- ফোলি, ফোলে
- foley in Telugu
- ఫోలే, ఫోలీ, ఫోలి
- foley in Malayalam
- ഫോളി, ഫോലി
- foley in Kannada
- ಫೋಲಿ, ಫೋಲೆ, ಫೋಲೀ
- foley in Punjabi
- ਫੋਲੀ, ਫ਼ੋਲੀ, ਫੌਲੀ
- foley in Gujarati
- ફોલી, ફોલે
- foley in Odia
- ଫୋଲି, ଫୋଲେ
- foley in Nepali
- फोले, फोली
Forms of foley
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | foleys |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Foleys |
Origin of foley
From the surname Foley, itself from Irish Ó Foghlú and Old Irish Ó Foghladha (“plunderer”). The meanings related to sound effects are named after sound effects pioneer Jack Foley.
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Foghladha (“descendant of Foghlaidh”), a byname from foghlaí (“plunderer, pillager, marauder, robber”).
Words formed from foley
- foley session
- Foley Island
- Foley Park
Phrases with foley
Words that rhyme with foley
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Questions about foley
- What does foley mean?
- Foley means the creation of sound effects, and their addition to film and TV images.
- What is foley in Hindi?
- Foley in Hindi is फोली, फोले, फ़ोली. See Foley meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is foley?
- Foley can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce foley?
- Foley is pronounced /ˈfoʊli/.
- What is the plural of foley?
- The plural of foley is foleys.
Words near foley in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: foley (page history and authors); Foley (page history and authors); foley (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); foley (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); foley (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); foley (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); foley (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); foley (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); foley (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); foley (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); foley (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); foley (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); foley (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); foley (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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