dancy en · ADJ · etymology 1
Etymology
Etymology tree English dance Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dancy From dance + -y.
Meanings
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(informal) Ready to dance.
I'm feeling a bit dancy today.
Gear up for a bit of a walk—five whole minutes to The George on S. George St. We're all loosened up and ready to get a little dancey at this thoroughly festive gay club.
2018, Julia Bunte-Mein, Let's Go Europe (Let's Go), fifth-eighth edition, Cambridge, M.A.: Let's Go, Inc., →ISBN, page 393:
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(informal) Of music: suitable for dancing to.
Joseph Holmes Dance Theatre member Darrian Ford and JHDT instructor Winifred Haun teamed up in Long Lunch, the danciest piece on the program.
1988 July 15, Sarah Kaufman, “Dance & More for $1.98”, in Chicago Reader, archived from the original on 06 Mar 2016:TOLBERT BIGAMY JONES was the danciest cowboy in our part of west Texas.
1954, Collier's Illustrated Weekly - Volume 133, page 56:This was the swingingest, danciest Ellington heard by most in a decade.
1951, Billboard - May 12, 1951, page 10:After a few slow numbers, the band moved on to some more dancy tunes.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dancier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| dancey | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more dancy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most dancy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| danciest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |