Barmy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

marked by spirited enjoyment

informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹk/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈaptəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈaptəl/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹk/.

Examples

it used to drive my husband balmy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dotty loony whacky nutty zestful bats loco cracked buggy zesty balmy daft crackers around the bend nuts bonkers batty yeasty fruity round the bend kooky kookie loopy haywire

Parts of Speech

adjective	marked by spirited enjoyment
adjective	informal or slang terms for mentally irregular “it used to drive my husband balmy”

Word Forms

zestfulness	noun	vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
zest	noun	vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
daftness	noun	informal terms for insanity
kook	noun	someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group
loon	noun	a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

barmherzig

geprägt von temperamentvollem Genuss

🇫🇷French

timbré

marqué par un plaisir fougueux

🇪🇸Spanish

chalado

marcado por un disfrute enérgico

🇮🇹Italian

schifoso

caratterizzato da un divertimento vivace

🇳🇱Dutch

barmhartig

gekenmerkt door levendig genieten

🇵🇹Portuguese

excêntrico

marcado pelo prazer espirituoso

🇷🇺Russian

дрянной

отмечен энергичным наслаждением

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झागदार

उत्साही आनंद द्वारा चिह्नित

🇧🇩Bengali

বার্মি

উত্সাহী উপভোগ দ্বারা চিহ্নিত

🇮🇳Tamil

பார்மி

உற்சாகமான இன்பத்தால் குறிக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

బార్మీ

ఉత్సాహభరితమైన ఆనందంతో గుర్తించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

बारमी

उत्साही आनंदाने चिन्हांकित

🇮🇳Gujarati

બાર્મી

ઉત્સાહી આનંદ દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಾರ್ಮಿ

ಉತ್ಸಾಹಭರಿತ ಆನಂದದಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബാർമി

സ്പിരിറ്റഡ് ആസ്വാദനത്താൽ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਰਮੀ

ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹੀ ਆਨੰਦ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

بارمی

پرجوش لطف سے نشان زد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

疯狂的

以精神享受为标志

🇯🇵Japanese

バーミー

活発な楽しみが特徴

🇰🇷Korean

들뜬

활발한 즐거움으로 표시

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lên men

được đánh dấu bằng niềm vui tinh thần

🇹🇭Thai

บ้า

โดดเด่นด้วยความเพลิดเพลินอันมีชีวิตชีวา

🇮🇩Indonesian

berbuih

ditandai dengan kenikmatan yang penuh semangat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بارمي

تتميز بالمتعة الحماسية

🇮🇷Persian

بارمی

با لذت روحی مشخص شده است

🇮🇱Hebrew

ברמי

מסומן בהנאה נמרצת

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