adj
Meaning 1
Easily bounced.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- You can’t play tennis without a bouncy ball.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bouncy
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbaʊnsi/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbaʊnsɪ/
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US: /ˈbaʊnsi/
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rhymes with -aʊnsi
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CMU ARPABET: B AW1 N S IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Lively, exuberant, energetic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- bouncy music
- She’s a very bouncy character.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
An excessively bouncing pitch in kickball.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: childish, informal
Examples
- Hey! We said no bouncies!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
marked by lively action
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a bouncing gait
- bouncy tunes
- the peppy and interesting talk
- a spirited dance
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bouncing, peppy, spirited, zippy
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
elastic; rebounds readily
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- clean bouncy hair
- a lively tennis ball
- as resilient as seasoned hickory
- springy turf
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: live, lively, resilient, springy
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English bounce Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English bouncy From bounce + -y.
Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: kimmoisa — easily bounced
- German: federnd — easily bounced
- Hungarian: pattogós — easily bounced
- Russian: пружинистый (pružinistyj) — easily bounced
- Russian: тряский (trjaskij) — easily bounced
- Spanish: rebotador — easily bounced
- Spanish: elástico — easily bounced
- Spanish: saltarín — easily bounced
- Finnish: terhakka — lively, exuberant, energetic
- Finnish: eloisa — lively, exuberant, energetic
- Hungarian: eleven — lively, exuberant, energetic
- Hungarian: élénk — lively, exuberant, energetic
- Hungarian: fürge — lively, exuberant, energetic
- Hungarian: lendületes — lively, exuberant, energetic
- Hungarian: energikus — lively, exuberant, energetic
- Russian: живо́й (živój) — lively, exuberant, energetic
- Russian: подви́жный (podvížnyj) — lively, exuberant, energetic
- Spanish: vivaz — lively, exuberant, energetic
- Spanish: animado — lively, exuberant, energetic
- Spanish: animoso — lively, exuberant, energetic
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