seely

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von seely im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Silly, foolish

Lucky, fortunate

Innocent; harmless

Trifling, insignificant

Pitiable, deserving of sympathy; poor, miserable

Whereas the poore, the banished, and seely servants, live often as carelesly and as pleasantly as the other.

{s} silly, insignificant; nonsensical (Archaic)

Relevante Übersetzungen

John Seely Brown

{i} former head scientist in the worldwide photocopier company Xerox

Silbentrennung

see·ly

Türkische aussprache

sili

Aussprache

/ˈsēlē/ /ˈsiːliː/

Etymologie

() Old English *sǣliġ, "blessed", (attested only in form ġesǣliġ), from Proto-Germanic *sēlīgaz. Cognate with West Frisian sillich, Dutch zalig, German selig. Developed into silly.