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dilly

noun

ˈdi-lē How to pronounce dilly (audio)
Definition of dillynext
as in dream
something very good of its kind came up with a dilly of an idea to get the fledgling company off the ground

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dilly
  1. dream
  2. wonder
  3. beauty
  4. daisy
  5. pippin
  6. lulu
  7. humdinger
  8. beaut
Noun
  • Each vignette of time reveals how time, our upbringing, and even our individual dreams shape the path of our lives and who ultimately ends up beside us for the ride.
    — Emmalee Reed, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
  • In childhood, in adulthood, in her old age, Evans was besotted by dreams, turbulent, awesome, pictorial dreams.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of dream
Noun
  • Grounded in tragedy and yet evoking a consistent sense of wonder, the lady of the house looks less like a mirror for her husband than a magnifying glass held over his genius and grotesquerie.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • But most of all, wonder feels scarce because contemporary life has depleted the value of the moment.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of wonder
Noun
  • The title character and his fellow physicists spend much of their early years refusing to work for the Soviet military machine; building bombs would corrupt the purity and beauty of their science.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026
  • It’s reflected in toys like squishy NeeDoh cubes and beauty products like jelly cleansers.
    — Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of beauty
Noun
  • Horseherb Also known as carpet daisy or straggler daisy (Calyptocarpus vialis), this semi-evergreen plant is native to the southern United States and hardy in USDA Zones 7 through 10.
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Festival goers pose for pictures in front of a daisy backdrop.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of daisy
Noun
  • Their large selection of ciders ranges from dry with orange pippins to semi-dry with fresh raspberry.
    — Marissa Wu, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2023
Definition of pippin
Noun
  • The only win is a lulu — a near no-hitter for right-hander Storm Davis, the youngest Oriole who handcuffs the Tigers, 3-1.
    — Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com, 24 June 2018
  • For years, conservatives reveled in chapping liberals for their sweet-tooth for French intellectuals but, as Green demonstrates, Bannon, while playing in deep right field, has plucked himself a real lulu.
    — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 19 July 2017
Definition of lulu
Noun
  • Presented in a woodland forest, today’s Chanel couture show was a real humdinger.
    — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 7 July 2026
  • The book is full of many such humdingers.
    — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
Definition of humdinger
Noun
  • Marty Brown 5-yard run after two beauts from Darian Mensah to Malachi Toney on an eight-play, 89-yard drive.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • As of April the Four Seasons Hotels and Residences has officially planted its flag in Cartagena, and its debut is a beaut.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026
Definition of beaut
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“Dilly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilly. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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