HOW TO PRONOUNCE
amaryllis
/ˌæmɚˈɪləs/
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am-uh-RIL-us: bring out the short i in RIL.
The opening AM has a smaller beat. The double l gives one l sound, followed by a light vowel and an unvoiced s.
4 syllables · Stress on syllable 3
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“An amaryllis bloomed on the windowsill.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does amaryllis mean?
noun
- A belladonna lily (Amaryllis belladonna), native to South Africa.
- A similar lily in genus Hippeastrum, such as Hippeastrum puniceum, and cultivars.
proper noun
- A female given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌæmɚˈɪləs/
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He alone is to judge whether he will sport with Amaryllis in the shade or forsake her to write his own Areopagitica.
The culture is nearly that of the amaryllis,—a good, fibrous loam with a little sand, potting the tubers in early spring or late fall.
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DAMOETAS "Fell as the wolf is to the folded flock, Rain to ripe corn, Sirocco to the trees, The wrath of Amaryllis is to me."
From charms intramural To prettiness rural The sudden transition Is simply Elysian, So come, Amaryllis, Come, Chloe and Phyllis, Your slaves, for the moment, are we!