sparkly

spar·kly

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spahr-klee]
- /ˈspɑr kli/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spahr-klee]
- /ˈspɑr kli/

Definitions of sparkly word

adjective sparkly tending to sparkle; animated; lively: a row of sparkly cheerleaders. 1
adjective sparkly (of a wine) naturally carbonated; effervescent. 1
adjective sparkly twinkling, shimmery 1
adjective sparkly lively 1
adjective sparkly Sparkly things sparkle. 0
abbreviation SPARKLY sparkling 0

See all 6 definitions of sparkly

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Origin of sparkly

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25; sparkle + -y1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Sparkly

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sparkly

sparkly popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for sparkly

adjective sparkly

flashing — a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
glistening — to reflect a sparkling light or a faint intermittent glow; shine lustrously.
glittery — glittering; sparkling.

All 3 Synonyms of sparkly