bouncy

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UK/ˈbaʊnsi/UK/ˈbaʊnsɪ/

adjective

Easily bounced.

“bouncy music”

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livelivelyresilientspringyelasticbouncingpeppyspirited
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Meanings

adjectivebouncy (comparative bouncier, superlative bounciest)

comparative bouncier · superlative bounciest

  1. Easily bounced.

    You can’t play tennis without a bouncy ball.

  2. Lively, exuberant, energetic.

    bouncy music

    1 more example

    She’s a very bouncy character.

nounbouncy (plural bouncies)

plural bouncies

  1. childishinformalAn excessively bouncing pitch in kickball.

    Hey! We said no bouncies!

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveelastic; rebounds readily

Similar
livelivelyresilientspringyelastic

adjectivemarked by lively action

Similar
bouncingpeppyspiritedzippylively
Also see
bouncingbright-eyed and bushy-tailedelasticlivelivelypeppyresilientspiritedspringyzippy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From bounce + -y.

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Translations

Finnish kimmoisa, terhakka
  • kimmoisaeasily bounced
  • terhakkalively, exuberant, energetic
  • eloisalively, exuberant, energetic
German federnd
  • federndeasily bounced
Hungarian pattogós, eleven
  • pattogóseasily bounced
  • elevenlively, exuberant, energetic
  • élénklively, exuberant, energetic
  • fürgelively, exuberant, energetic
  • lendületeslively, exuberant, energetic
  • energikuslively, exuberant, energetic
Russian пружинистый, тряский
  • пружинистый (pružinistyj)easily bounced
  • тряский (trjaskij)easily bounced
  • живо́й (živój)lively, exuberant, energetic
  • подви́жный (podvížnyj)lively, exuberant, energetic
Spanish rebotador, elástico
  • rebotadoreasily bounced
  • elásticoeasily bounced
  • saltaríneasily bounced
  • vivazlively, exuberant, energetic
  • animadolively, exuberant, energetic
  • animosolively, exuberant, energetic

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bouncy

flouncyrouncy
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Cite this entry
APA

bouncy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bouncy

MLA

“bouncy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bouncy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bouncy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bouncy.

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