Lily
nounHow many syllables in Lily?
There are 2 syllables in the word Lily.How to pronounce Lily:
Definition of Lily:
- Lily (noun):
- any of various plants of the lily family or of the related amaryllis or iris families
- any of a genus (lilium of the family liliaceae, the lily family) of erect perennial leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs that are native to the temperate northern hemisphere and are widely cultivated for their showy flowers
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- travel
- tergan
- target
- stinky
- police
- merry
- Mary
- immune
- goofy
- gaudy
- flicker
- cruller
- childhood
- chick flick
- cheetah
- carrot
- Akshay
- retrieve
- scurry
- northward
- lisette
- anther
- sitting
- selfish
- revenge
- office
- mamre
- Kevin
- Jyoti
- Judah
- increased
- courage
- balanced
- equal
- berry's
- smoothie
- Skylar
- roque
- conform
- biome
- Babu
- adjunct
- tony
- master
- coccyx
- cherished
- armoire
- panic's
- latent
- exempt
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Syllable Fun Fact
The English language exhibits a phenomenon called 'schwa deletion', where unstressed syllables are often pronounced as a quick, neutral vowel sound or omitted.
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