"spoony" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈspuː.ni/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spoony.wav [Southern-England] Forms: spoonier [comparative], spooniest [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːni Etymology: From spoon + -y. See notes at spoonie. Etymology templates: {{af|en|spoon|-y}} spoon + -y, {{m|en|spoonie}} spoonie Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} spoony (comparative spoonier, superlative spooniest)
  1. Enamored in a silly or sentimental way.
    Sense id: en-spoony-en-adj-9XHi83TA
  2. Feebly sentimental; gushy.
    Sense id: en-spoony-en-adj-6-UOelp~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 68 7 9 11 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 72 7 7 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 9 75 4 6 6
  3. Similar to a spoon
    Sense id: en-spoony-en-adj-7TabKnJ0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: spooney, spoonie [noun] Derived forms: spoony man

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈspuː.ni/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spoony.wav [Southern-England] Forms: spoonies [plural]
Rhymes: -uːni Etymology: From spoon + -y. See notes at spoonie. Etymology templates: {{af|en|spoon|-y}} spoon + -y, {{m|en|spoonie}} spoonie Head templates: {{en-noun}} spoony (plural spoonies)
  1. (informal) A foolish, simple, or silly person. Tags: informal Translations (foolish, simple, or silly person): влюбен (vljuben) [masculine] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-spoony-en-noun-JyydGKDp Disambiguation of 'foolish, simple, or silly person': 90 10
  2. (informal) A foolishly amorous person. Tags: informal Translations (foolishly amorous person): сантиментален (santimentalen) [masculine] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-spoony-en-noun-OnqPAkxT Disambiguation of 'foolishly amorous person': 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: spooney, spoonie [noun]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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