bevy
pronunciation
How to pronounce bevy in British English:
UK [ˈbevi]
How to pronounce bevy in American English:
US [ˈbɛvi]
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- Noun:
- a group of girls or young women
- a flock of quail
Word Origin
- bevy (n.)
- early 15c., collective noun of quails and ladies, from Anglo-French bevée, which is of unknown origin. One supposed definition of the word is "a drinking bout," but this is perhaps a misprint of bever, from Old French beivre (see beverage). Still, it's possible that the original sense could be a company of birds gathered at a puddle or pool for drinking or bathing.
Example
- 1. A bevy of suspected criminals was detained .
- 2. Those hordes of asteroids brought with them a bevy of precious metals .
- 3. Sometimes all you have to do is change the way you look and think about your industry and you 'll discover a whole new bevy of blog topics just waiting to be written about !
- 4. Techniques for running large corporations , pioneered by men like alfred sloan of general motors and refined at a bevy of elite business schools , helped fuel a century of unprecedented global prosperity .
- 5. Since last summer , hank paulson , us treasury secretary , and a bevy of executives from wall street and corporate america have been sounding an alarm over what they see as the eroding competitiveness of us capital markets .