jessamy
Syllables: jess·a·my/ˈd͡ʒɛsəmɪ/
jessamy noun: jasmine.
Noun
jessamy (plural jessamies)
- Jasmine.
- A vain man.
Proper noun capitalized: Jessamy
IPA/ˈd͡ʒɛsəmi/
Jessamy (plural Jessamies)
- A female given name.
- Jessamy’s eyes widened. What was it Matchett had said? That she would not take sauce from Jessamy because she was ‘only the housekeeper’s niece and the cook-housekeeper at that?’1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, →ISBN, page 32
- ‘Aunt Maggie, why was I ever called Jessamy?’ And as she said it she wondered why she had never thought to ask before. Her aunt changed the heavy suitcase to the other hand and said, ‘It was your mother’s name.’ Jessamy’s heart gave a little jump inside her, and Aunt Maggie went on: ‘When I said I...1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, →ISBN, page 146
Forms of jessamy
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | jessamies |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Jessamies |
| alternative form | Jessamie |
Origin of jessamy
The word's second sense is from a man's use of a particular perfume, most likely jasmine-scented.
Equivalent to Jasmine and Jessamine. Popularized by the character Jessamy in Barbara Sleigh's 1967 children's book Jessamy.
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Questions about jessamy
- What does jessamy mean?
- Jessamy means jasmine.
- What part of speech is jessamy?
- Jessamy can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce jessamy?
- Jessamy is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛsəmɪ/.
- What is the plural of jessamy?
- The plural of jessamy is jessamies.
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