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- [ant-see]
- /ˈænt si/
- /ˈænt.si/
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- [ant-see]
- /ˈænt si/
Definitions of antsy word
- adjective antsy If someone is antsy, they are nervous or impatient. 3
- adjective antsy restless, nervous, and impatient 3
- adjective antsy fidgety, nervous, impatient, etc. 3
- adjective antsy unable to sit or stand still; fidgety: The children were bored and antsy. 1
- adjective antsy apprehensive, uneasy, or nervous: I'm a little antsy since hearing those storm warnings. 1
- noun antsy Agitated, impatient, or restless. 1
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Origin of antsy
First appearance:
before 1950 One of the 5% newest English words
1950-55; ant + -s3 + -y1; cf. -sy
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Parts of speech for Antsy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
antsy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for antsy
adj antsy
- anxious — If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.
- edgy — nervously irritable; impatient and anxious.
- impatient — not patient; not accepting delay, opposition, pain, etc., with calm or patience.
- restless — characterized by or showing inability to remain at rest: a restless mood.
- on pins and needles — a tingly, prickly sensation in a limb that is recovering from numbness.
adjective antsy
- fidgety — restless; impatient; uneasy.
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