bubbly

C1
US /ˈbʌbli/
adj noun Freq #17358

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    full of or showing high spirits

    bright bubbly children

  2. 2
    adj

    Full of bubbles.

    Whip the egg white into a bubbly froth.

  3. 3
    adj

    Cheerful, lively.

    She has a bubbly personality.

  4. 4
    adj

    Having the characteristics of bubbles.

    The architecture of the conservatory was bubbly.

  5. 5
    adj

    Having the characteristics of economic bubbles.

    China’s economy is too bubbly and will soon slow down.

  6. 6
    noun

    Champagne.

    We're getting married–this calls for a bottle of bubbly!

  7. 7
    adj

    emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation

  8. 8
    noun

    a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there

Etymology

From bubble + -y.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 adj · full of bubbles. fizzy
3 adj · cheerful, lively. ebullientperky
6 noun · champagne. bubbubbleschampersfizzshampoo
7 adj · emitting or filled with... bubblingeffervescingfoamingfoamyfrothyspumy
8 noun · a white sparkling wine... champagne
More effervescentsparkling
Word family
Derived forms bubblinessnonbubbly

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