Synonyms for frilly
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : fril-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfrɪl i |
Top 10 synonyms for frilly Other synonyms for the word frilly
- abundant
- adorned
- affluent
- arty
- baroque
- beautifying
- chichi
- copious
- cushy
- custom
- decorated
- elaborate
- elegant
- embellished
- exuberant
- fanciful
- fancy
- filigree
- fine
- flamboyant
- florid
- froufrou
- garnished
- gingerbread
- gossamer
- grandiose
- intricate
- lacelike
- luxuriant
- meshy
- moneyed
- open
- ostentatious
- palatial
- patterned
- plentiful
- plush
- pompous
- pretentious
- prodigal
- profusive
- prolific
- prosperous
- resplendent
- rich
- riotous
- rococo
- sheer
- showy
- special
- spiffy
- splashy
- sumptuous
- swank
- thin
- transparent
- unusual
- upholstered
- velvet
- wealthy
- well-heeled
- well-off
- well-to-do
Définition of frilly
Origin :- 1843, from frill + -y (2). Related: Frilliness.
- As in lacy : adj delicate, netlike
- As in opulent : adj rich, luxurious, profuse
- As in chichi : adj showy
- As in fancy : adj extravagant, ornamental
- Cherry, sinking white and frilly into a chair, smiled indulgently.
- Extract from : « Sisters » by Kathleen Norris
- The slices of ham he cuts—they never do have frilly looks with holes in between.
- Extract from : « The Story of Opal » by Opal Whiteley
- Not the kind you have on note-paper, but a frilly thing on his head.
- Extract from : « Robin's Rambles » by May Byron
- I expect she'll have a beautiful lot of frilly frocks when you get home.
- Extract from : « Honey-Sweet » by Edna Turpin
- The two frilly night-dresses, the other chemise, the other petticoat, the extra stockings?
- Extract from : « The Cinder Pond » by Carroll Watson Rankin
- That delicate cup-like hollow at the base of her white throat was fittingly framed in a ruffle of frilly georgette.
- Extract from : « Gigolo » by Edna Ferber
- He watched Barbara and Emma folding Emma's wedding dress, a long white, frilly thing, between clean curtains.
- Extract from : « The Lost Wagon » by James Arthur Kjelgaard
- There are frilly curtains at the windows, a rosy-hued lamp, and a stand of growing plants always in bloom.
- Extract from : « Killykinick » by Mary T. Waggaman
- Elena was lying on her bed in a frilly, lacy, clinging thing of rose tint.
- Extract from : « The Business of Life » by Robert W. Chambers
- The small iron bed was hidden by a canopy of frilly lace and a coverlet of transparent, delicate mull with an underslip of blue.
- Extract from : « Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge » by Pemberton Ginther
Antonyms for frilly
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