cicely

¹

[ sis-uh-lee ]

noun

, plural cic·e·lies.

1. a plant, Myrrhis odorata, of the parsley family, having a fragrant aroma and sometimes used as a potherb.

Cicely

²

[ sis-uh-lee ]

noun

1. a female given name, form of Cecilia.

cicely

/ ˈsɪsəlɪ /

noun

1. short for sweet cicely

Word History and Origins

Origin of cicely¹

1590–1600; < Latin seseli < Greek séselis, séseli hartwort, respelling through influence of proper name Cicely

Word History and Origins

Origin of cicely¹

C16: from Latin seselis, from Greek, of obscure origin; influenced in spelling by the English proper name Cicely

Example Sentences

He joined an ensemble cast with Cicely Tyson in the off-Broadway production of Jean Genet’s “The Blacks” in 1961.

From Los Angeles Times

And there are the mass requiems, when Cicely Tyson died, when Aretha Franklin died, when Michael K. Williams died, when Harry Belafonte died, when there were riots going on after public killings, when Sly Stone reappeared with an autobiography and got some of his masters back in court, when Ye tweeted “everybody knows Get Out is about me” and made the Sunken Place a kind of headquarters for those too famous to be traced back to their civilian lives.

From Los Angeles Times

“We are hopeful that our test pilot for 2024 will prove fruitful in providing a great visitor experience and protecting these resources, which is what we try to do every day here,” said Yosemite Superintendent Cicely Muldoon during a public meeting on the plan in February.

From Seattle Times

He also appeared opposite James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson in “The Blacks,” an off-Broadway production with an all-Black cast that ran for 1,408 performances.

From Los Angeles Times

Park Superintendent Cicely Muldoon said in a statement that the program has been “built from extensive public feedback, data from three years of pilot reservation systems here in Yosemite, and lessons learned from other national parks.”

From Los Angeles Times