frothy

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.

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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.

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Thesaurus

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"

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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.

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Translations

خفيف وكثير الكرانيشمُزْبِد، ذو رَغْوَه

lehkýpěnivývzdušnýzpěněný

let

luftigschaumig

mousseuxvaporeux

haboshabzó

froîukennduròunnur, efnislítill, léttur

schiumoso

lett og luftigskummende 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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

froth

(froθ) noun

a mass of small bubbles on the top of a liquid etc. Some types of beer have more froth than others. skuim رَغْوَه، زَبَد пяна espuma pěna der Schaum, die Blume skum αφρόςespuma vaht کف vaahto mousseקצף फेन pjena hab buih froða schiuma あわ 거품, 포말 puta putas buih schuimskum, frådepiana ځګ، سپك اوبې اهميته شى، بې معنا خبره espuma spumă пена pena pena pena skum ฟอง köpük 泡沫 піна, шум جھاگ، پھین bọt 泡沫

verb

to have or produce froth. Mad dogs froth at the mouth. skuim يُرغي، يُزْبِد пеня се espumar mít pěnu u úst; pěnit schäumen skumme; fråde αφρίζωespumajear, hacer espuma vahutama کف کردن vaahdota écumer לְהַעֲלוֹת קֶצֶף फेन उत्पन्न करना zapjeniti (se), pjeniti (se) habzik berbuih freyða; froðufella spumeggiare; sbavare あわをふく 거품이 일다 (apsi)putoti putot berbuih schuimenskumme, fråde pienić się ځګن espumar a face spumă пениться mať penu na ústach sliniti se peniti fradga, skumma เกิดน้ำลายฟูมปาก köpürmek, köpüklenmek 起泡沫 пінитися, шумувати منہ سے کف لانا làm cho sủi bọt 起泡沫

ˈfrothy adjective

1. containing froth. frothy beer. skuimende مُزْبِد، ذو رَغْوَه пенест espumoso pěnivý, zpěněný schaumig skummende αφρισμένος, αφρώδηςespumoso vahutav کف دار vaahtoinen mousseux מְכוּסֶה קֶצֶף झागदार pjenušav, pjenast habzó berbuih froðukenndur spumeggiante, schiumoso あわの立つ 거품이 이는 putotas putojošs berbuih schuimendskummendepienisty څګن، دڅګه ډك espumoso cu spumă пенистый penivý z močno peno penušav skummande, skummig ซึ่งเป็นฟอง köpüklü 有泡沫的 пінистий جھاگدار đầy bọt; sủi bọt 有泡沫的

2. light, like froth. frothy silk dresses. skuimerig خفيف وكثير الكرانيش лек diáfano vzdušný, lehký luftig let πανάλαφρος vaporoso vahuline کف مانند kevyt vaporeux קִצפִי निस्सार lagan, prozračan habos ringan þunnur, efnislítill, léttur leggero 軽い 가벼운, 거품같은 lengvas viegls ringan luchtiglett og luftig, skummende lettlekki ځک دوله diáfano vapo­ros пышный vzdušný, ľahký lahen penušav tunn, luftig ซึ่งเบาบางเหมือนฟอง köpük gibi 質料輕薄的 легенький ہلکا، جھاگ نما như bọt 质料轻薄的

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