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adjective · 2 syllables · /ˈfoʊ.mi/

FOAMY

What does "FOAMY" mean?

Covered with or full of foam; frothy.

Meanings

  1. Forming, full of, or resembling a mass of small bubbles. The barista poured a foamy cappuccino with a leaf on top.

Word origin

From Old English 'fam' (foam), related to Latin 'spuma' and Sanskrit 'phena', plus the adjective suffix '-y'.

Remember it

FOAMY = FOAM + Y; the Y is the little bubble riding on top of the foam.

A little poem

Foamy lip of surf-
it writes one white line of lace,
the sand drinks it gone.

haiku

Wordplay

  • My latte and my bath have a lot in common: both are foamy, and both leave me broke.

What it teaches

Foam looks substantial but is mostly air; weigh things by what stays when the bubbles pop.

Quick facts

What does FOAMY mean?

Covered with or full of foam; frothy.

Is FOAMY a valid word?

Yes — FOAMY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.

How many letters is FOAMY?

FOAMY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.

Where does FOAMY come from?

From Old English 'fam' (foam), related to Latin 'spuma' and Sanskrit 'phena', plus the adjective suffix '-y'.

What can FOAMY teach us?

Foam looks substantial but is mostly air; weigh things by what stays when the bubbles pop.

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