What is "butterfly" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does butterfly mean in English? Meaning of butterfly definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "butterfly" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "butterfly": diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings

Noun

  • Meaning: diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
  • Synonyms: butterfly
  • Hyponyms: brush-footed butterfly danaid danaid butterfly four-footed butterfly lycaenid lycaenid butterfly nymphalid nymphalid butterfly pierid pierid butterfly ringlet ringlet butterfly sulfur butterfly sulphur butterfly
  • Hypernyms: lepidopteran lepidopteron lepidopterous insect
  • Pronunciation in UK: [ˈbʌtəflaɪ]

    Meaning of "butterfly": flutter like a butterfly

    Verb

  • Meaning: flutter like a butterfly
  • Synonyms: butterfly
  • Hypernyms: dart fleet flit flutter
  • Pronunciation in UK: [ˈbʌtəflaɪ]

    Meaning of "butterfly": a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down

    Noun

  • Meaning: a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
  • Synonyms: butterfly butterfly stroke
  • Hypernyms: swimming stroke
  • Part Holonyms: dolphin kick
  • Pronunciation in UK: [ˈbʌtəflaɪ]

    Meaning of "butterfly": cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking

    Verb

  • Meaning: cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking
  • Example: butterflied shrimp
  • Synonyms: butterfly
  • Hypernyms: open spread spread out unfold
  • Pronunciation in UK: [ˈbʌtəflaɪ]

    Meaning of "butterfly": talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

    Verb

  • Meaning: talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
  • Example: The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries My husband never flirts with other women
  • Synonyms: butterfly chat up coquet coquette dally flirt mash philander romance
  • Hyponyms: vamp wanton
  • Hypernyms: speak talk
  • Pronunciation in UK: [ˈbʌtəflaɪ]

    Synonyms:

    tick, vermin, pest, mite, bee, fly, louse, arachnid, gnat, dragonfly, moth, grasshopper, spider, cockroach, termite, ant, mosquito, beetle, flea, fruit fly, aphid, ladybug, cootie, bumblebee, bedbug, arthropod, hornet, daddy longlegs, praying mantis, yellowjacket, peck, smooch, salute, smack, caress, embrace, endearment, salutation, osculation, blow, graze, greet, smack, brush, glance, salute, mush, neck, smooch, lip, osculate, peck, make out, French, pucker up, mush, neck, park, greet, smack, lip, peck, make out, French, pucker up, canker, moth, tractor, larva, woolly bear, girl, queen, adult, female, matron, doll, empress, bitch, rib, broad, dame, babe, baroness, petticoat, mistress, noblewoman, bag, old lady, old woman, missus, sultana, squaw, mare, mama, gal, princess, duchess, gentlewoman, countess, old bag, contessa, little woman, queen bee, buss, smooch, smack, caress, embrace, smacker, endearment, salutation, peck, salute, peck, buss, smooch, smack, caress, embrace, endearment, salutation, osculation, salute, nervousness, restlessness, apprehension, suffering, uncertainty, disquiet, unease, misgiving, mistrust, angst, jitters, doubt, uneasiness, dread, misery, suspense, trouble, panic, concern, distress, foreboding, heebie-jeebies, watchfulness, fuss, solicitude, downer, flap, drag, care, disquietude, botheration, sweat, goose bumps, pins and needles, all-overs, shivers, shakes, jumps, fidgets, fretfulness, needles, willies, creeps, butterflies, worriment, ants in pants, cold sweat, nail-biting, tension, stress, impatience, agitation, sensitivity, disquiet, jitters, uneasiness, stage fright, anger, turbulence, worry, flap, perturbation, stimulation, animation, to-do, tizzy, fuss, timidity, discomfiture, fluster, disquietude, delirium, all-overs, feverishness, neuroticism, shakes, neurasthenia, dithers, butterflies, moodiness, jumps, fidgets, touchiness, willies, creeps, trembles, excitability, quivers, cold sweat, tremulousness, nervousness, dismay, consternation, fright, apprehension, alarm, disquiet, excitement, jitters, uneasiness, dread, terror, panic, horror, emotion, perturbation, agitation, shock, palpitation, disturbance, fear, blue funk, cold feet, goose bumps, creeps, butterflies, worriment, cold sweat, trepidity, bashfulness, freeze, aphonia, aphonia clericorum, aphonia paralytica, aphonia paranoica, buck fever, butterflies, flop sweat, hysterical aphonia, loss of speech, mike fright, mutism, spastic aphonia, tension, uneasiness, stage fright, anger, turbulence, worry, agitation, sensitivity, jump, flap, perturbation, impatience, tremble, disquiet, stimulation, shiver, to-do, tizzy, fuss, timidity, fidget, discomfiture, fluster, animation, stress, disquietude, delirium, all-overs, neuroticism, shakes, neurasthenia, dithers, feverishness, butterflies, moodiness, jumps, fidgets, touchiness, willies, creeps, trembles, excitability, quivers, cold sweat, tremulousness, nervousness, restlessness, apprehension, foreboding, uncertainty, disquiet, mistrust, misgiving, angst, jitters, doubt, uneasiness, dread, panic, worry, anxiousness, heebie-jeebies, suspense, watchfulness, fuss, solicitude, concern, downer, distress, flap, suffering, trouble, care, disquietude, drag, botheration, sweat, misery, all-overs, goose bumps, pins and needles, willies, shivers, shakes, jumps, fidgets, fretfulness, needles, creeps, butterflies, worriment, ants in pants, cold sweat, nail-biting,

    Antonyms:

    man, calm, calmness, collectedness, happiness, joy, advantage, contentment, composure, nonchalance, tranquility, ease, certainty, security, sureness, peace, confidence, trust, belief, faith, blessing, peacefulness, assurance, relaxation, calmness, calm, collectedness, ease, peace, discouragement, calm, calmness, collectedness, encouragement, happiness, composure, contentment, assurance, confidence, beauty, ease, peace, security, calmness, calm, peace, ease, discouragement, calm, calmness, collectedness, happiness, health, advantage, joy, ease, certainty, security, sureness, belief, confidence, faith, trust, peace, peacefulness, pleasure, benefit, blessing,

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