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- Dictionaryfrilly/ˈfrɪli/
adjective
- 1. decorated with frills: "a frilly apron"
plural
- 1. women's underwear. informal
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Frilly means covered with or marked by frills, or frivolous and inconsequential. Learn more about the word forms, origin, and usage of frilly with Collins English Dictionary.
Frill can be a verb meaning to provide or decorate with a frill, or a noun meaning a gathered, pleated, or bias-cut fabric edging, a strip of paper, a ruff of hair or feathers, or a luxury. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.
Frilly things are lacy, decorative, or ruffled. A little girl might refuse to wear a frilly dress on the first day of school, preferring instead to wear overalls and purple rain boots. Your grandma might have a favorite frilly apron that she wears when she bakes, and your cousin might dream of wearing a frilly white gown when she gets married.
Frilly means having decorative ruffles or frills, or something unnecessary added as decoration. Learn the origin, synonyms, and translations of frilly from various sources.
Definition of frilly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Frilly means as in showy, or having many small decorations or details. Find 46 similar and opposite words for frilly, such as flamboyant, elegant, or simple, in this online thesaurus.
frilly meaning, definition, what is frilly: decorated with lots of frills: Learn more.
