Bouncy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

elastic; rebounds readily

marked by lively action

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæsɚɹˌoʊl/

🇬🇧British English

/kabˈɪɹɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kabˈɪɹɪk/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæsɚɹˌoʊl/.

Examples

clean bouncy hair
a lively tennis ball
as resilient as seasoned hickory

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

peppy lively bouncing resilient spirited live zippy springy

Parts of Speech

adjective	elastic; rebounds readily “clean bouncy hair”
adjective	marked by lively action “a bouncing gait”

Word Forms

bounce	noun	rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
bounciness	noun	the quality of a substance that is able to rebound
liveliness	noun	animation and energy in action or expression
resiliency	noun	an occurrence of rebounding or springing back
resilience	noun	an occurrence of rebounding or springing back
resile	verb	spring back; spring away from an impact
springiness	noun	the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
pep	noun	liveliness and energy
peppiness	noun	liveliness and energy
spiritedness	noun	quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

federnd

elastisch; springt schnell zurück

🇫🇷French

gonflable

élastique; rebondit facilement

🇪🇸Spanish

activo

elástico; rebota fácilmente

🇮🇹Italian

rimbalzante

elastico; rimbalza prontamente

🇳🇱Dutch

springerig

elastisch; kaatst gemakkelijk terug

🇵🇹Portuguese

saltitante

elástico; rebate facilmente

🇷🇺Russian

прыгучий

эластичный; легко отскакивает

India

🇧🇩Bengali

বাউন্সি

ইলাস্টিক সহজেই rebounds

🇮🇳Tamil

துள்ளும்

மீள்; உடனடியாக மீள்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎగిరి పడే

సాగే; వెంటనే పుంజుకుంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

उछाल

लवचिक; सहज rebounds

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉછાળવાળી

સ્થિતિસ્થાપક સરળતાથી રિબાઉન્ડ થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೆಗೆಯುವ

ಸ್ಥಿತಿಸ್ಥಾಪಕ; ಸುಲಭವಾಗಿ ಮರುಕಳಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുതിച്ചുയരുന്ന

ഇലാസ്റ്റിക്; പെട്ടെന്ന് തിരിച്ചുവരുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਛਾਲ

ਲਚਕੀਲੇ; ਆਸਾਨੀ ਨਾਲ rebounds

🇵🇰Urdu

اچھال

لچکدار آسانی سے rebounds

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

有弹性的

松紧带;容易反弹

🇯🇵Japanese

弾むような

弾性;すぐにリバウンドする

🇰🇷Korean

탄력 있는

탄력 있는; 쉽게 리바운드

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nảy lên

đàn hồi; bật lại dễ dàng

🇹🇭Thai

เด้ง

ยืดหยุ่น; รีบาวด์ได้อย่างง่ายดาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

goyang

elastis; memantul dengan mudah

🇵🇭Filipino

talbog

nababanat; rebound kaagad

🇲🇾Malay

melenting

elastik; melantun dengan mudah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نطاط

مرونة. يرتد بسهولة

🇮🇷Persian

فنری

الاستیک؛ به راحتی ریباند می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

kabarık

elastik; kolayca geri döner

🇮🇱Hebrew

קופצני

אֵלַסטִי; מתאושש בקלות

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