bubbly

English

Etymology

From bubble +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʌbli/, /ˈbʌbəli/

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Adjective

bubbly (comparative bubblier, superlative bubbliest)

1. Full of bubbles.

   Whip the egg white into a bubbly froth.

2. (informal) Cheerful, lively.

   She has a bubbly personality.

3. Having the characteristics of bubbles.

   The architecture of the conservatory was bubbly.

4. (economics) Having the characteristics of economic bubbles.
   • Iana Dreyer, China’s coming era of slower growth: Are western economies prepared?, East Asia Forum, 2011:

     China’s economy is too bubbly and will soon slow down.

Synonyms

• (lively): ebullient, perky (similar image)

Translations

full of bubbles

• Finnish: kupliva

cheerful, lively

• Esperanto: gaja (eo)
• Finnish: eloisa (fi)
• Portuguese: alegre (pt) m, f, feliz (pt) m, f, vivo (pt) m, animado (pt) m

• Swedish: sprudlande

having the characteristics of bubbles

• Finnish: kuplamainen (fi)

ready to burst

• Finnish: räjähtämäisillään (infinitive form)

economics: having the characteristics of economic bubbles

• Finnish: see: kuplatalous (noun)

Noun

bubbly (countable and uncountable, plural bubblies)

1. (informal) Champagne.

   We're getting married - this calls for a bottle of bubbly!

Synonyms

• (all informal or slang): champers, fizz, shampoo

Translations

term for champagne which is derived from its bubbles

• Finnish: kupliva, kuplajuoma

• Swedish: bubbel (sv) n