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- [soh-pee]
- /ˈsoʊ pi/
- /ˈsəʊ.pi/
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- [soh-pee]
- /ˈsoʊ pi/
Definitions of soapy word
- adjective soapy containing or impregnated with soap: soapy water. 1
- adjective soapy covered with soap or lather: soapy dishes. 1
- adjective soapy of the nature of soap; resembling soap: a soft, soapy fiber. 1
- adjective soapy pertaining to or characteristic of soap: a clean, soapy smell. 1
- adjective soapy Informal. characteristic or reminiscent of a soap opera; melodramatic; corny: a soapy plot. 1
- adjective soapy characteristic of soap 1
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Origin of soapy
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
First recorded in 1600-10; soap + -y1
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Parts of speech for Soapy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
soapy 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
soapy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for soapy
adj soapy
- butyraceous — of, containing, or resembling butter
- cornball — Cornball means the same as corny.
- frothy — of, like, or having froth; foamy.
- glace — frozen.
- lardy — like or consisting of lard: lardy pastry.
noun soapy
- foaminess — The state or quality of being foamy.
- frothiness — The quality of being frothy.
adjective soapy
- foaming — a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.: foam on a glass of beer.
- foamy — covered with or full of foam.
- oily — smeared or covered with oil; greasy: an oily road surface.
- overemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
- yeasty — of, containing, or resembling yeast.
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