Associations to the word «Palmy»
Noun
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Wiktionary
PALMY, adjective. (obsolete) Made out of palm leaves or palm sap. [15th-19th c.]
PALMY, adjective. Of, related to, or covered with palm trees. [from 16th c.]
PALMY, adjective. Prosperous, flourishing, booming or thriving. [from 17th c.]
Dictionary definition
PALMY, adjective. Very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.