Synonyms for telly
- noun
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Noun
television, tv, television receiver, idiot box US CA, boob tube informal, box, tube US, television set dated, goggle box slang UK
Definitions
- n. 1
Television.
Not much on telly tonight, as usual!
Forms
- Plural
- tellies → televisions, boxes, tubes…
Example sentences
- box The miser opened the box to find his money stolen.
- television Television viewers see only what the camera shows.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| telly | rising | |
| box | rising | |
| television | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 2 letters
- tv2
- 3 letters
- box1
- 4 letters
- tube1
- 10 letters
- television4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tv2 = 2 syllables).