songy

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adjective

Song-like.

OriginEnglish song ← Middle English song ← Old English sang →
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Meanings

adjectivesongy (comparative songier, superlative songiest)

comparative songier · superlative songiest

  1. informalSong-like.

    'Polyethylene' is in turn followed by 'Pearly', a songy song: minor key, big vocals, and a nice bridge section.

    2004, Dai Griffiths, Radiohead's OK Computer, page 55

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sengʷʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*séngʷʰ-e-ti
  3. Proto-Germanic*singwaną
  4. Proto-Germanic*sangwaz
  5. Proto-West Germanic*sangu
  6. Old Englishsang
  7. Middle Englishsong
  8. Englishsong
  9. Englishsongy

From song + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with songy

hongipongythongythrongy
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Anagrams

gonys
Cite this entry
APA

songy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/songy

MLA

“songy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/songy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “songy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/songy.

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