Palmy
['pɑːmɪ] or ['pɑmi]
Definition
(a.) Bearing palms; abounding in palms; derived from palms; as, a palmy shore.
(a.) Worthy of the palm; flourishing; prosperous.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Prosperous, fortunate, flourishing, thriving, happy, joyous, halcyon, golden, Saturnian.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Prosperous, glorious, distinguished, victorious, flourishing
ANT:Depressed, inglorious, undistinguished, unflourishing
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Examples
- They are relics of the grandeur of Genoa's palmy days--the days when she was a great commercial and maritime power several centuries ago. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- If there ever was a restaurant there, it must have been in Smyrna's palmy days, when the hills were covered with palaces. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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