Synonyms for lily
ˈlɪl ili·ly

Princeton's WordNet

1. lilynoun

   any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers

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1. • Liliaceous Plant

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1. chinarat

   disease

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1. List of paraphrases for "lily":

   lys, lili, lilly, lil, liliaceae, nari

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1. Joe Wright:

   I was particularly keen to make sure Tiger Lily wasn't a damsel in distress, tiger Lily is the bad-ass warrior who is far more pro-active physically in defeating (evil pirate) Blackbeard than any of the boys. She has all the action sequences.

2. Hindu Poetess:

   The lake no longer water holds? Off fly the fowls, the lilies stay: If friends are friends when wealth is gone, The lily?s constancy they share.

3. Benjamin Johnson:

   It is not growing like a tree in bulk doth make man better be Or standing long an oak, three hundred year, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sere, A lily of a day is fairer in May Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant of flower and light, In small proportions we just beauties see And in short measures, life may perfect be.

4. Song of Songs 21 Bible:

   I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. THE BELOVED.

5. Benjamin Johnson:

   It is not growing like a tree in bulk doth make man better be; Or standing long an oak, three hundred year, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sere, A lily of a day is fairer in May Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant of flower and light, In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be.