froth·y

(frô′thē, frŏth′ē)

adj. froth·i·er, froth·i·est

1. Made of, covered with, or resembling froth; foamy.

2. Playfully frivolous in character or content: a frothy French farce.

froth′i·ly adv.

froth′i·ness n.

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froth•y

(ˈfrɔ θi, ˈfrɒθ i)

adj. froth•i•er, froth•i•est.

1. of, like, or having froth; foamy.

2. unsubstantial; trifling; shallow: a frothy musical.

[1525–35]

froth′i•ly, adv.

froth′i•ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	frothy - emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer" bubbling, bubbly, effervescing, foaming, spumy, foamy effervescent - (of a liquid) giving off bubbles
	2.	frothy - marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders" sparkly, scintillating, bubbling, effervescent lively - full of life and energy; "a lively discussion"; "lively and attractive parents"; "a lively party"

frothy

adjective

1. foamy, foaming, bubbly, effervescent, sudsy, spumous, spumescent, spumy frothy milk shakes

2. frilly, fancy, ruffled, lacy, ruched, flouncy I'd feel silly in a big white frothy dress.

3. trivial, light, empty, slight, unnecessary, vain, petty, trifling, frivolous, frilly, unsubstantial the kind of frothy songs one hears

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frothy

adjective

1. Consisting of or resembling foam:

foamy, lathery, spumous, spumy, sudsy, yeasty.

2. Amusing but essentially empty and frivolous:

light.

3. Given to lighthearted silliness:

empty-headed, featherbrained, flighty, frivolous, giddy, harebrained, lighthearted, scatterbrained, silly.

Informal: gaga.

Slang: birdbrained, dizzy.

Translations

خفيف وكثير الكرانيشمُزْبِد، ذو رَغْوَه

lehkýpěnivývzdušnýzpěněný

let

luftig schaumig

mousseux vaporeux

haboshabzó

froîukennduròunnur, efnislítill, léttur

schiumoso

lett og luftig skummende lett

penivý

köpük gibiköpüklü

有泡沫的质料轻薄的

frothy

[ˈfrɒθɪ] ADJ (frothier (compar) (frothiest (superl)))

1. (= foamy) → espumoso

2. (fig) → banal, superficial

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

frothy

[ˈfrɒθi] adj [liquid] → mousseux/euse

frothy

adj (+er)

(= bubbly) beer, milk shake, coffee, sea etc → schäumend; mixture, cream → schaumig; beer with a full frothy head → Bier mit einer großen Schaumkrone

(= frilly) → duftig und voller Rüschen

(= superficial) comedy, entertainment → leicht, seicht (pej)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

frothy

[ˈfrɒθɪ] adj (beer, mixture) → spumoso/a, schiumoso/a; (lace, nightdress) → vaporoso/a; (play, entertainment) → leggero/a

froth

(froθ) noun

a mass of small bubbles on the top of a liquid etc. Some types of beer have more froth than others.

verb

to have or produce froth. Mad dogs froth at the mouth.

ˈfrothy adjective

1. containing froth. frothy beer.

2. light, like froth. frothy silk dresses.