limerick
/ˈlɪm(ə)ɹɪk/
limerick noun: a humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having an 8–8–5–5–8 cadence.
Noun
limerick (plural limericks)
- A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having an 8–8–5–5–8 cadence.
- The limerick, it would appear,
Is a verse form we owe Edward Lear;
Two long and two short
Lines rhymed, as was taught,
And a fifth just to bring up the rear.Description of the limerick in limerick form - Take a look. That’s Buffy, Muffy, and Fluffy.
Do they have anything in common other than names you could write a limerick around?2006 May 24, Rhonda Smiley, “Sis-KaBOOM-Bah!”, in Totally Spies!: Undercover, season 4, episode 15, spoken by Jerry Lewis and Samantha “Sam” (Adrian Truss and Jennifer Hale), Marathon Media, via...
- The limerick, it would appear,
Proper noun capitalized: Limerick
Limerick (countable and uncountable, plural Limericks)
- A county of Ireland.
- A city in County Limerick.
- An unincorporated community in Liberty County, Georgia.
- A neighbourhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
- A town in York County, Maine.
- A township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
- A locality in the Upper Lachlan council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- A habitational surname from Irish.
limerick meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
limerick in Hindi
- लिमेरिक, लिमरिक, लीमेरिक
limerick in Tamil
- சொல்லடுக்கு வெற்று வேடிக்கைப் பாட்டு, குறும்பா
limerick in Marathi
- लिमेरिक, लिमरिक, लीमेरिक
limerick in Bengali
- লিমেরিক, লিমরিক, লিমারিক
More languagesFewer languages
- limerick in Telugu
- లిమెరిక్, లిమరిక్, లైమెరిక్
- limerick in Malayalam
- ലിമെറിക്, ലിമറിക്, ലിമെരിക്
- limerick in Kannada
- ಹಾಸ್ಯಪದ್ಯ, ಚುಟುಕ ಕವನ
- limerick in Punjabi
- ਲਿਮੇਰਿਕ, ਲਿਮਰਿਕ, ਲੀਮੇਰਿਕ
- limerick in Gujarati
- લિમેરિક, લિમરિક, લીમેરિક
- limerick in Odia
- ଲିମେରିକ୍, ଲିମେରିକ, ଲିମରିକ୍
- limerick in Nepali
- लिमेरिक, लिमरिक
Forms of limerick
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | limericks |
| alternative form (obsolete) | limeric |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Limericks |
Origin of limerick
From the Irish town name Limerick, Irish Luimneach [ˈl̪ˠɪmʲənʲəx].
Anglicized form of Irish Luimneach.
Words formed from limerick
Phrases with limerick
Questions about limerick
- What does limerick mean?
- Limerick means a humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having an 8–8–5–5–8 cadence.
- What is limerick in Hindi?
- Limerick in Hindi is लिमेरिक, लिमरिक, लीमेरिक. See Limerick meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is limerick?
- Limerick can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce limerick?
- Limerick is pronounced /ˈlɪm(ə)ɹɪk/.
- What is the plural of limerick?
- The plural of limerick is limericks.
Words near limerick in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: limerick (page history and authors); Limerick (page history and authors); limerick (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); limerick (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); limerick (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); limerick (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); limerick (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); limerick (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); limerick (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); limerick (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); limerick (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); limerick (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); limerick (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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