Plural of firefly
regular plural
The plural of firefly is fireflies.
Forms of firefly
| Singular | firefly /ˈfaɪ.əˌflaɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | fireflies |
| Countable | countable |
Fireflies in a sentence
- The lambent glow of fireflies delighted the children.From the entry lambent
- The glimmer of the fireflies was pleasant to watch.From the entry glimmer
- The fireflies glimmered in the dark.From the entry glimmer
- She used to imagine her mother playing in the yard, building snow castles or chasing fireflies.2015, Terri-Lynne DeFino, Seeking Carolina (A Bitterly Suite Romance), New York, N.Y.: Lyrical Press, Kensington Publishing Corp., →ISBN…. From the entry snow castle
- A dozen air corps of fireflies searchlighted the spot for an instant.1937, L. Ron Hubbard, All Frontiers Are Jealous. From the entry searchlight
Meaning of firefly
- noun Any beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence during twilight.
Questions about the plural of firefly
- What is the plural of firefly?
- The plural of firefly is fireflies.
- Is firefly countable?
- Firefly is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: firefly (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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