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- [flop-ee]
- /ˈflɒp i/
- /ˈflɒp.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [flop-ee]
- /ˈflɒp i/
Definitions of floppy word
- adjective floppy tending to flop. 1
- noun plural floppy floppy disk. 1
- noun floppy Tending to hang or move in a limp, loose, or ungainly way. 1
- adjective floppy soft, limp 1
- adjective floppy material: flexible 1
- noun floppy computing: floppy disk 1
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Origin of floppy
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; flop + -y1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Floppy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
floppy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
floppy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for floppy
adj floppy
- slack — not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope.
- drooping — to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
- droopy — hanging down; sagging.
- flabby — hanging loosely or limply, as flesh or muscles; flaccid.
- flaccid — soft and limp; not firm; flabby: flaccid biceps.
adjective floppy
- limp — to walk with a labored, jerky movement, as when lame.
- soft — yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff: a soft pillow.
- lank — (of plants) unduly long and slender: lank grass; lank, leafless trees.
- flappy — slack or loose, so as to flap readily.
- bendy — A bendy object bends easily into a curved or angled shape.
noun floppy
- gimp — a limp.
- lameness — crippled or physically disabled, especially in the foot or leg so as to limp or walk with difficulty.
- diskette — floppy disk.
- floppy disk — Computers. a thin plastic disk coated with magnetic material, on which computer data and programs can be stored for later retrieval.
Antonyms for floppy
adj floppy
- stiff — rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar.
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