adj
Meaning 1
Limp, not hard, firm, or rigid; flexible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
floppy
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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/ˈflɒ.pi/
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rhymes with -ɒpi
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noun
Meaning 2
A floppy disk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
An insurgent in the Rhodesian Bush War, called as such for the way they "flop" when shot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Rhodesia, South-Africa, slang
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: terr, gook
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A comic book.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
hanging limply
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a spaniel with floppy ears
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: diskette, floppy disk
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: magnetic disk, magnetic disc, disk, disc
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English flop Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English floppy From flop + -y.
Across languages
Translations
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: отпуснат (otpusnat) — limp, not hard, firm or rigid; flexible
- Bulgarian: увиснал (uvisnal) — limp, not hard, firm or rigid; flexible
- Chinese Mandarin: 懶散的 /懒散的 (lǎnsǎn de) — limp, not hard, firm or rigid; flexible
- Danish: slap — limp, not hard, firm or rigid; flexible
- Dutch: slap — limp, not hard, firm or rigid; flexible
- Estonian: lõtv — limp, not hard, firm or rigid; flexible
- Finnish: lerppu — limp, not hard, firm or rigid; flexible
- French: souple — limp, not hard, firm or rigid; flexible
- German: schlaff — limp, not hard, firm or rigid; flexible
- Greek: πλαδαρός (pladarós) — limp, not hard, firm or rigid; flexible
- Ancient Greek: πλαδαρός (pladarós) — limp, not hard, firm or rigid; flexible
- Icelandic: linur — limp, not hard, firm or rigid; flexible
- Irish: liobarnach — limp, not hard, firm or rigid; flexible
- Italian: floscio — limp, not hard, firm or rigid; flexible
- Italian: floscia — limp, not hard, firm or rigid; flexible
- Japanese: だらしない (darashinai) — limp, not hard, firm or rigid; flexible
- Korean: 느슨한 (neuseunhan) — limp, not hard, firm or rigid; flexible
- Latin: flaccidus — limp, not hard, firm or rigid; flexible
- Portuguese: flexível — limp, not hard, firm or rigid; flexible
- Russian: ги́бкий (gíbkij) — limp, not hard, firm or rigid; flexible
- Spanish: flojo — limp, not hard, firm or rigid; flexible
- Spanish: desplomoso — limp, not hard, firm or rigid; flexible
- Spanish: colapsoso — limp, not hard, firm or rigid; flexible
- Bulgarian: диске́та (diskéta) — (computing) a floppy disk
- Chinese Mandarin: 磁碟 (cídié) — (computing) a floppy disk
- Chinese Mandarin: 磁盘 (cípán) — (computing) a floppy disk
- Danish: diskette — (computing) a floppy disk
- Danish: floppydisk — (computing) a floppy disk
- Finnish: levyke — (computing) a floppy disk
- Finnish: lerppu — (computing) a floppy disk
- Finnish: korppu — (computing) a floppy disk
- French: disquette — (computing) a floppy disk
- German: Diskette — (computing) a floppy disk
- German: Floppy Disc — (computing) a floppy disk
- Greek: δισκέτα (diskéta) — (computing) a floppy disk
- Italian: floppy disk — (computing) a floppy disk
- Italian: floppy — (computing) a floppy disk
- Italian: dischetto — (computing) a floppy disk
- Italian: disco flessibile — (computing) a floppy disk
- Italian: disco floscio — (computing) a floppy disk
- Japanese: フロッピー (furoppī) — (computing) a floppy disk
- Korean: 플로피 (peullopi) — (computing) a floppy disk
- Marathi: फ्लॉपी (phlŏpī) — (computing) a floppy disk
- Portuguese: disco flexível — (computing) a floppy disk
- Russian: диске́та (diskéta) — (computing) a floppy disk
- Spanish: disquete — (computing) a floppy disk
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