"groovy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɡɹuvi/ Audio: En-au-groovy.ogg [Australia] Forms: groovier [comparative], grooviest [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːvi Etymology: From groove + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|groove|y|id2=adjectival}} groove + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} groovy (comparative groovier, superlative grooviest)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or having grooves. Translations (having grooves): rau (German)
    Sense id: en-groovy-en-adj-53iX8A7S Disambiguation of 'having grooves': 89 11
  2. (dated) Set in one's ways. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-groovy-en-adj-M7euiVlN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 71 23 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: groovey
Etymology number: 1

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɡɹuvi/ Audio: En-au-groovy.ogg [Australia] Forms: groovier [comparative], grooviest [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːvi Etymology: From the phrase in the groove, originally in reference to the grooves of an early phonograph record. Etymology templates: {{m|en|in the groove}} in the groove Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} groovy (comparative groovier, superlative grooviest)
  1. (dated, slang) Cool, neat, interesting, fashionable. Tags: dated, slang Derived forms: grooviness Translations (cool, neat, interesting): отличен (otličen) (Bulgarian), превъзходен (prevǎzhoden) (Bulgarian), genial (Catalan), 时髦 (shí máo) (Chinese Mandarin), módní (Czech), šik (Czech), skvělý (Czech), super (Czech), boží (Czech), jännä (Finnish), mielenkiintoinen (Finnish), toll (German), fetzig (German), schick [fashion, lifestyle] (German), fico (Italian), клёвый (kljóvyj) (Russian), bacán (Spanish), macanudo (Spanish), genial (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-groovy-en-adj-yva7Ekze
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: groovey
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɡɹuvi/ Audio: En-au-groovy.ogg [Australia] Forms: groovies [plural]
Rhymes: -uːvi Etymology: From the phrase in the groove, originally in reference to the grooves of an early phonograph record. Etymology templates: {{m|en|in the groove}} in the groove Head templates: {{en-noun}} groovy (plural groovies)
  1. (dated, slang) A trendy and fashionable person. Tags: dated, slang
    Sense id: en-groovy-en-noun-3WeZciGa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: groovey
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "cool, neat, interesting",
      "word": "šik"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "cool, neat, interesting",
      "word": "skvělý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "cool, neat, interesting",
      "word": "super"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "cool, neat, interesting",
      "word": "boží"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "cool, neat, interesting",
      "word": "jännä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "cool, neat, interesting",
      "word": "mielenkiintoinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "cool, neat, interesting",
      "word": "toll"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "cool, neat, interesting",
      "word": "fetzig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "cool, neat, interesting",
      "topics": [
        "fashion",
        "lifestyle"
      ],
      "word": "schick"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "cool, neat, interesting",
      "word": "fico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kljóvyj",
      "sense": "cool, neat, interesting",
      "word": "клёвый"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "cool, neat, interesting",
      "word": "bacán"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "cool, neat, interesting",
      "word": "macanudo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "cool, neat, interesting",
      "word": "genial"
    }
  ],
  "word": "groovy"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:English/uːvi",
    "Rhymes:English/uːvi/2 syllables"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "in the groove"
      },
      "expansion": "in the groove",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the phrase in the groove, originally in reference to the grooves of an early phonograph record.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "groovies",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "groovy (plural groovies)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dated terms",
        "English slang",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2002, Antonio Mendoza, “The Exterminating Angel”, in Teenage Rampage: The Worldwide Youth Crime Phenomenon, London: Virgin Books, page 77",
          "text": "He also stole a $100-dollar bill from his father's wallet and gave it to a couple of the other Goth kids. […] Nevertheless, all this didn't give him the social status he coveted from his gloomy groovies.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A trendy and fashionable person."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "trendy",
          "trendy"
        ],
        [
          "fashionable",
          "fashionable"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated, slang) A trendy and fashionable person."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɹuvi/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːvi"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-groovy.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0d/En-au-groovy.ogg/En-au-groovy.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/En-au-groovy.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "groovey"
    }
  ],
  "word": "groovy"
}

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