Nellier vs Hellier - What's the difference?

nellier | hellier |


As an adjective nellier

is (nelly).

As a noun hellier is

(obsolete) one who heles or covers; hence, a tiler, slater, or thatcher.

nellier

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (nelly)

    • nelly

    English

    Etymology 1

    Shortened from Nelly Duff'', for ''puff'', i.e. breath of ''life

    Noun

    (-) (not used in the plural)
  • (Cockney rhyming slang) Life.
    • Usage notes
    * Used principally in the phrase (not on your nelly).

    Etymology 2

    From the woman's name, Nelly

    Noun

    (nellies)
  • (derogatory, slang) An effeminate homosexual man.
  • (British, slang) A silly person.
  • A common name for the giant petrels, Macronectes giganteus'' and ''Macronectes halli
    • Hyponyms
    * (petrel) Antarctic giant petrel, northern piant petrel, southern giant fulmar, southern giant petrel

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (slang) Unmanly, effeminate.

    • hellier

    English

    Alternative forms

    * heler

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) One who heles or covers; hence, a tiler, slater, or thatcher.
    • (Usher)
    (Webster 1913)