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Meaning of Daffodil | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈdæfəˌdɪl

Definitions

A female given name from English.
rare
A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus, with yellow flowers and a trumpet shaped corona, especially Narcissus pseudonarcissus, the national flower of Wales.
countable
A brilliant yellow color, like that of a daffodil.
countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية النرجس البرّي نَرْجُس بَرِّيّ

Беларуская нарцыс

Bosanski narcis sunovrat нарцис суноврат

Català narcís

Čeština narcis

Cymraeg cenhinen Bedr

Deutsch Narzisse Osterglocke

Ελληνικά ασφοδέλι ασφοδίλι νάρκισσος

Esperanto narciso

Español narciso

فارسی نرگس

Suomi narsissi

Français jonquille narcisse

Gaeilge lus an chromchinn

Gàidhlig lus a' chrom-chinn

Galego narciso

עברית נרקיס

हिन्दी नरगिस

Hrvatski narcis sunovrat нарцис суноврат

Magyar nárcisz

Հայերեն նարգիզ

Íslenska páskalilja

Italiano Narciso

日本語ラッパズイセン

ქართული ნარგიზი

Қазақ тілі нәркес

한국어 나팔 수선화

Kurdî nêrgis

Latina narcissus

Македонски нарцис

Bahasa Melayu nargis

Malti narċis

Nederlands narcis

Polski żonkil

Português narciso

Română Narcisa

Русский нарцисс

Shqip lule e verdhë

Српски narcis sunovrat нарцис суноврат

Svenska påsklilja

Türkçe nergis

Tiếng Việt thuỷ tiên

Examples

“When daffadils begin ⟳ to peere, / With heigh the Doxy ouer the dale, / Why then comes in the ſweet o’ the yeere, / For the red blood raigns in yͤ winters pale.”

“I wandered lonely as a Cloud / That floats on high o’er Vales and Hills, / When all at once I saw ⟳ a crowd / A host ⟳ of dancing Daffodills; / Along the Lake, beneath the trees, / Ten thousand dancing in the breeze.”

“Was there ever a more beautiful name ⟳ in the world than daffodil? Say ⟳ it over to yourself, and then say ⟳ “agapanthus” or “chrysanthemum,” or anything else you please ⟳, and tell ⟳ me if the daffodils do not have ⟳ it.”

“As us fairy folks sweep ⟳ from the hill Never caught us and never will Pulling roses and daffodils Mayhem in the high degree.”

“Where ships of purple gently toss / On seas of daffodil, / Fantastic sailors mingle, / And then—the wharf is still.”

“"Pansy would be his wife," Delia guessed. "Yes, and the baby's name ⟳ is Daffodil, can you believe ⟳ it?" "There's a baby?" "And it wasn't even a springtime baby! It was born in October!"”

CEFR level

Mastery
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