different between willowy vs pillowy

English

Etymology

willow +? -y

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?w?l??i/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?w?lo?i/

Adjective

willowy (comparative willowier, superlative willowiest)

1. Resembling a willow.
2. (of a person) Tall, slender and graceful.
3. (of a place) Having willow trees.

Synonyms

• (resembling a willow): willowish, willowlike
• (of a person): lithe, slim, svelte; see also Thesaurus:slender
• (of a place): willowed

Translations

English

Etymology

From pillow +? -y.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?p?.l??.(w)i/
• Rhymes: -?l??(w)i

Adjective

pillowy (comparative more pillowy, superlative most pillowy)

1. Resembling a pillow: soft and fluffy
   • 2012, Si King, Dave Myers, The Hairy Bikers' Big Book of Baking

     Delectable soft, pillowy rolls, filled with a sweet nutty mixture or fruit, these are like tea cakes and are great for breakfast or tea.

   • 2017, David Friend, The Naughty Nineties:

     Anna Nicole Smith, the pillowy Playboy and Guess jeans model, marries eighty-nine-year-old J. Howard Marshall II, an oil baron six decades her senior, who is worth half a billion dollars.