lacy
/ˈleɪsi/adjective
उच्चारण लेसी
लेस का बना, जालीदार
Basic word
- 1
made of lace or looking like lace
लेस का बना, जालीदार
- a lacy white blouse
- the lacy pattern of frost on the window
- The baby wore a lacy cap embroidered with tiny flowers.
+ 2 more examples
- She hung lacy curtains in the front window.
- A lacy shawl covered her shoulders during the ceremony.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
lacy + noun
Lacy describes cloth made of lace or something that looks like lace, and it usually comes before a noun.
Lacy lace से बने कपड़े या lace जैसी दिखने वाली चीज़ का वर्णन करता है और प्रायः noun से पहले आता है।
- She wore a lacy white blouse.
- Frost left a lacy pattern on the leaves.
lacier / laciest
The comparative and superlative change y to i, as in lacier and laciest.
Comparative और superlative में y बदलकर i हो जाता है, जैसे lacier और laciest।
- This shawl is lacier than the one I own.
lacy (predicative)
After be, look or feel it describes how something appears.
Be, look या feel के बाद यह बताता है कि कोई चीज़ कैसी दिखती है।
- The curtains looked lacy against the window.
lace / lacy / laced
Lace is the noun, lacy the adjective for look or pattern, and laced means joined or mixed; do not mix them up.
Lace noun है, lacy दिखावट या नमूने वाला adjective है, और laced का अर्थ जुड़ा हुआ या मिला हुआ है; इन्हें न मिलाएँ।
- The lacy veil was edged with lace.
+Collocations 5
lacy + clothing
blousedressshawlcollarveilstockings
- She chose a lacy shawl for the wedding.
lacy + pattern
frostleavesshadowsfoamweb
- Lacy shadows fell on the floor through the jaali.
adverb + lacy
verydelicatelyalmostslightlypretty
- The curtains were delicately lacy.
lacy + noun
curtaintableclothdesignedgetrim
- A lacy edge ran around the tablecloth.
lacy + texture
foamcobwebicepetalswings
- The dragonfly had lacy wings that shone in the sun.
“More examples 7
- The baby's lacy cap was knitted by her grandmother.
बच्ची की जालीदार टोपी उसकी दादी ने बुनी थी।
- Radhika wore a lacy dupatta over her kurta.
राधिका ने अपने कुर्ते के ऊपर जालीदार दुपट्टा ओढ़ा।
- The leaves were so eaten by insects that they looked lacy.
पत्तियाँ कीड़ों ने इतनी खा ली थीं कि वे जाली जैसी दिख रही थीं।
- A lacy white pattern covered the window on the cold morning.
ठंडी सुबह में खिड़की पर जालीदार सफ़ेद नमूना बन गया था।
- The designer used lacy edges to give the dress a soft look.
डिज़ाइनर ने पोशाक को कोमल रूप देने के लिए जालीदार किनारों का प्रयोग किया।
- The lacy shadows of the neem leaves danced on the wall.
नीम की पत्तियों की जालीदार परछाइयाँ दीवार पर नाच रही थीं।
- She folded the lacy handkerchief and placed it in her bag.
उसने जालीदार रूमाल तह किया और अपने बैग में रख लिया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The dress was made of lacy.
✓ The dress was made of lace.
Lacy is an adjective; the material noun is lace.
Lacy adjective है; सामग्री का noun lace है।
✗ She bought a lace blouse which is more lacier than mine.
✓ She bought a lace blouse which is lacier than mine.
Do not use more with the -ier form.
-ier रूप के साथ more नहीं लगता।