adj
Meaning 1
Having a tendency to cling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a clingy minidress
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
clingy
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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/ˈklɪŋi/
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rhymes with -ɪŋi
adj
Meaning 2
attached to, or possessive of someone, usually a significant other.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, informal, usually
Examples
- Near-synonym: needy
- a clingy ex-girlfriend who won't stop calling
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: needy
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English cling Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English clingy From cling + -y.
Across languages
Translations
47 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: прилепнал (prilepnal) — having a tendency to cling
- Czech: přiléhavý — having a tendency to cling
- Czech: přilnavý — having a tendency to cling
- Czech: těsný — having a tendency to cling
- Finnish: ihonmyötäinen — having a tendency to cling
- Finnish: vartalonmukainen — having a tendency to cling
- French: collant — having a tendency to cling
- German: anhänglich — having a tendency to cling
- German: anhaftend — having a tendency to cling
- Hungarian: tapadós — having a tendency to cling
- Hungarian: ragadós — having a tendency to cling
- Macedonian: ле́плив (lépliv) — having a tendency to cling
- Polish: przylepny — having a tendency to cling
- Russian: ли́пкий (lípkij) — having a tendency to cling
- Russian: це́пкий (cépkij) — having a tendency to cling
- Spanish: pegajoso — having a tendency to cling
- Spanish: pegadizo — having a tendency to cling
- Swedish: klängig — having a tendency to cling
- Catalan: cosó — possessive over another person
- Catalan: apegalós — possessive over another person
- Chinese Mandarin: 纏人的 /缠人的 (chánrén de) — possessive over another person
- Czech: závislý — possessive over another person
- Czech: citově vázaný — possessive over another person
- Finnish: takertuva — possessive over another person
- French: collant — possessive over another person
- German: anhänglich — possessive over another person
- German: klammernd — possessive over another person
- German: possessiv — possessive over another person
- Hungarian: ragaszkodó — possessive over another person
- Hungarian: csüngő — possessive over another person
- Hungarian: csüggeszkedő — possessive over another person
- Hungarian: csimpaszkodó — possessive over another person
- Hungarian: kisajátító — possessive over another person
- Hungarian: bújós — possessive over another person
- Macedonian: на́метлив (námetliv) — possessive over another person
- Macedonian: при́врзан (prívrzan) — possessive over another person
- Russian: назо́йливый (nazójlivyj) — possessive over another person
- Russian: навя́зчивый (navjázčivyj) — possessive over another person
- Russian: привя́зчивый (privjázčivyj) — possessive over another person
- Spanish: pegajoso — possessive over another person
- Spanish: pegadizo — possessive over another person
- Spanish: encimoso — possessive over another person
- Spanish: lapa — possessive over another person
- Spanish: pegachento — possessive over another person
- Spanish: faldero — possessive over another person
- Spanish: empalagoso — possessive over another person
- Spanish: dipe — possessive over another person