FIZZY
What does "FIZZY" mean?
Producing many small bubbles; effervescent.
Meanings
- Bubbly and effervescent, releasing carbon-dioxide bubbles with a hissing sound. She prefers fizzy water to flat.
- Lively, exuberant, or buzzing with energy. There was a fizzy excitement in the room before the show. figurative
Word origin
From 'fizz', an imitative word echoing the hissing sound of escaping gas, plus the adjective suffix '-y'; recorded from the early 19th century.
Remember it
FIZZY has two Z's - hear them buzz like the bubbles: zz, zz.
A little poem
Cap twists, the glass sighs-
a thousand tiny risings
race up and vanish.
haiku
Wordplay
- I asked the soda for advice. It just gave me a fizzy answer - all gas, no substance.
What it teaches
Excitement, like carbonation, escapes the moment you open it - savour the fizz before it goes flat.
Quick facts
What does FIZZY mean?
Producing many small bubbles; effervescent.
Is FIZZY a valid word?
Yes — FIZZY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FIZZY?
FIZZY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does FIZZY come from?
From 'fizz', an imitative word echoing the hissing sound of escaping gas, plus the adjective suffix '-y'; recorded from the early 19th century.
What can FIZZY teach us?
Excitement, like carbonation, escapes the moment you open it - savour the fizz before it goes flat.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.