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frothy

froth·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fraw-thee, froth-ee]
    • /ˈfrɔ θi, ˈfrɒθ i/
    • /ˈfrɒθ.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fraw-thee, froth-ee]
    • /ˈfrɔ θi, ˈfrɒθ i/

Definitions of frothy word

  • adjective frothy of, like, or having froth; foamy. 1
  • adjective frothy unsubstantial; trifling; shallow; empty. 1
  • noun frothy Full of or covered with a mass of small bubbles. 1
  • adjective frothy foamy, bubbly 1
  • abbreviation FROTHY frivolous 1
  • adjective frothy A frothy liquid has lots of bubbles on its surface. 0
See all 10 definitions of frothy

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Origin of frothy

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35; froth + -y1

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Parts of speech for Frothy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Frothy

frothy popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% 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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Synonyms for frothy

adj frothy

  • barmy — If you say that someone or something is barmy, you mean that they are slightly crazy or very foolish.
  • bubbling — a nearly spherical body of gas contained in a liquid.
  • fizzy — bubbly; fizzing.
  • foamy — covered with or full of foam.
  • soapy — containing or impregnated with soap: soapy water.

adjective frothy

  • lathered — foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
  • bubbly — Someone who is bubbly is very lively and cheerful and talks a lot.
  • fermenting — Present participle of ferment.
  • light — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
  • inconsequential — of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial.
All 21 Synonyms of frothy

Antonyms for frothy

adj frothy

  • flat — horizontally level: a flat roof.

adjective frothy

  • serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
All 2 Antonyms of frothy

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Related words

  • barmy

    If you say that someone or something is barmy, you mean that they are slightly crazy or very foolish.

  • bubble tea

    a cold drink, originally from Taiwan, of tea infused with fruit flavouring, shaken to produce bubbles, and served over tapioca pearls in a clear cup. It is usually drunk through a very wide straw

  • chiffon

    Chiffon is a kind of very thin silk or nylon cloth that you can see through.

  • cuckoo-spit

    Also called frog spit. a frothy secretion found on plants, exuded by the young of certain insects, as the froghoppers, and serving as a protective covering.

  • foam

    a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.: foam on a glass of beer.

  • meringue

    merengue.
All related words to frothy

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