chilly

1. 1.

   very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency

   Synonymschilichili pepperchillichile

   Broaderhot pepper

   Narrowerjalapenocayenne

   Part ofcayenne

Other forms of chilly

plural

chillies·

comparative or superlative

chillier

comparative or superlative

chilliest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about chilly

What does chilly mean?

chilly means "not characterized by emotion". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in chilly?

chilly has 2 syllables: chil-ly. The stress falls on "chil". In IPA it is /ˈtʃɪli/.

What is another word for chilly?

Close synonyms include parky, chili, chili pepper, chilli, chile. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is chilly a common word?

chilly is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with chilly?

2 words rhyme with chilly. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.