fizzy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈfɪzi/
- fĭz'i
Etymology
Etymology tree English fizz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English fizzy From fizz + -y.
Meanings
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(of a liquid) Containing bubbles.
Fizzy drinks are also known as carbonated beverages.
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(figuratively) Lively, vivacious.
[I]ts main character, Henry (Mr. [Ewan] McGregor), is a successful, intellectual dramatist who seems quite capable of churning out fizzy, challenging works about brilliant but ambivalent revolutionaries, philosophers, etc.
2014 October 30, Ben Brantley, “When the head leads the heart: 'The Real Thing,' With Ewan McGregor and Maggie Gyllenhaal, opens on Broadway [print version: When the witty head is far ahead of the heart: Maggie Gyllenhaal and Ewan McGregor star in revival of 'Real Thing', International New York Times, 4 November 2014, p. 9]”, in The New York Times:
- (onomatopoeic) Makes a hissing sound.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fizziest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| fizzier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
fizziness · fizzy drink · unfizzy · fizzy water · fizzily
Synonyms
sparkling (of a liquid) · carbonated
Translations (11)
pl gazowany (containing bubbles) · it frizzante (containing bubbles) · mi koropupū (containing bubbles) · it gassato (containing bubbles) · fi kuohuva (containing bubbles) · mi mirumiru (containing bubbles) · fi poreileva (containing bubbles) · fi kupliva (containing bubbles) · ar فَوَّار (containing bubbles) · hu buborékos (containing bubbles) · hu szénsavas (containing bubbles)