Definitions for chrysalis

chrysalis chrys·a·lis

Spelling: [kris-uh-lis]
IPA: /ˈkrɪs ə lɪs/

Chrysalis is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 352 anagrams from letters in chrysalis (achilrssy).

Definitions for chrysalis

noun

  1. the hard-shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly; an obtect pupa.

Origin of chrysalis

1650-60; Latin chrȳsalis Greek chrȳsallís, equivalent to chrȳs- chrys- + -allis suffix, probably with diminutive value

Examples for chrysalis

I only meant,' said I, 'that a chrysalis is an innocent thing.'

He struck the only thing within his reach, the chrysalis case itself.

At the end of the walk he begged the doctor to accept the chrysalis.

When about to change to the chrysalis state, they suspend themselves by the tail.

Hers were ice cold—but inside they tingled and glowed, like a worm of fire in a chrysalis of ice.

The caterpillar and the chrysalis belong to the embryonic period.

The pupa, or chrysalis, we have found in the cells the last of July.

I hate musical people; that is, when in the chrysalis state of learning.

chrysalis, a new line of lingerie, aims to create undergarments for transgender women.

Childhood is a chrysalis from which each must extricate himself.

Word Value for chrysalis
Scrable

17

Words with friends

17

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