# bly

> English word · Noun · IPA /blaɪ/ · frequency rank #46,343

## Definitions
1. Likeness; resemblance; look aspect; species; character.

## Etymology
Probably from a dialectal variant of blee (“complexion, aspect, colour, hue”).

## Easily confused with
- **by** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bly-vs-by)
- **BS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bly-vs-bs)
- **bo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bly-vs-bo)
- **br** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bly-vs-br)
- **Bt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bly-vs-bt)
- **BP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bly-vs-bp)
- **BM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bly-vs-bm)
- **bn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bly-vs-bn)
- **BW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bly-vs-bw)
- **BX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bly-vs-bx)
- **but** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bly-vs-but)
- **buy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bly-vs-buy)
- **boy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bly-vs-boy)
- **box** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bly-vs-box)
- **bus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bly-vs-bus)
- **bob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bly-vs-bob)
- **bro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bly-vs-bro)
- **bye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bly-vs-bye)
- **bow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bly-vs-bow)
- **bug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bly-vs-bug)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bly