bly

B3L1Y4
/blaɪ/

noun

Likeness; resemblance; look aspect; species; character.

“I see a bly of your father about you.”

OriginOld English bliþe →
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Meanings

bly1

nounbly (plural blies)

plural blies

  1. dialectalLikeness; resemblance; look aspect; species; character.

    I see a bly of your father about you.

Bly2

proper nounBly (plural Blys)

plural Blys

  1. A surname.

Origin

bly · noun

Probably from a dialectal variant of blee (“complexion, aspect, colour, hue”).

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Bly · proper noun

  1. Old Englishbliþe“friendly, gentle”
  2. EnglishBly

English surname, from Old English bliþe (“friendly, gentle”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bly

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Cite this entry
APA

bly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bly

MLA

“bly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bly.

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