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- [goo-ee]
- /ˈgu i/
- /ˈɡuː.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [goo-ee]
- /ˈgu i/
Definitions of gooey word
- adjective gooey like or covered with goo; sticky; viscid. 1
- adjective gooey Informal. extremely sentimental or emotionally effusive. 1
- noun gooey Soft and sticky. 1
- adjective gooey sticky or runny 1
- adjective gooey If you describe a food or other substance as gooey, you mean that it is very soft and sticky. 0
- graded adjective gooey Gooey is sometimes used to describe very foolish, exaggerated ways of expressing love or affection. 0
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Origin of gooey
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1905-10; goo + -ey1
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Parts of speech for Gooey
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gooey 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gooey
adj gooey
- viscous — of a glutinous nature or consistency; sticky; thick; adhesive.
- soft — yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff: a soft pillow.
- adhesive — An adhesive is a substance such as glue, which is used to make things stick firmly together.
- tacky — not tasteful or fashionable; dowdy.
- glutinous — of the nature of glue; gluey; viscid; sticky.
adjective gooey
- sticky — having the property of adhering, as glue; adhesive.
- thick — having relatively great extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thin: a thick slice.
- gummy — of, resembling, or of the consistency of gum; viscid; mucilaginous.
- mushy — resembling mush; pulpy.
- liquid — composed of molecules that move freely among themselves but do not tend to separate like those of gases; neither gaseous nor solid.
Antonyms for gooey
adj gooey
- dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
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