Catchy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having concealed difficulty

likely to attract attention

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈætʃi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɑːdʒˈɛntəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɑːdʒˈɛntəl/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈætʃi/.

Examples

a catchy question
a tricky recipe to follow
a catchy title for a movie

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tricky attention-getting

Parts of Speech

adjective	having concealed difficulty “a catchy question”
adjective	likely to attract attention “a catchy title for a movie”

Word Forms

catch	noun	a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
trickiness	noun	the quality of requiring skill or caution

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

eingängig

Schwierigkeiten verheimlicht zu haben

🇫🇷French

entraînant

avoir caché une difficulté

🇪🇸Spanish

pegadizo

habiendo ocultado la dificultad

🇮🇹Italian

orecchiabile

avendo difficoltà nascoste

🇳🇱Dutch

pakkend

verborgen moeilijkheden hebben

🇵🇹Portuguese

cativante

tendo dificuldade oculta

🇷🇺Russian

запоминающийся

скрывая затруднения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आकर्षक

छुपी हुई कठिनाई होना

🇧🇩Bengali

আকর্ষণীয়

আড়াল অসুবিধা হচ্ছে

🇮🇳Tamil

கவர்ச்சியான

மறைக்கப்பட்ட சிரமம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆకట్టుకునే

దాచిన కష్టం కలిగి

🇮🇳Marathi

आकर्षक

अडचण लपवणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

આકર્ષક

છુપાવવામાં મુશ્કેલી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಕರ್ಷಕ

ಮರೆಮಾಚುವ ಕಷ್ಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആകർഷകമായ

ബുദ്ധിമുട്ട് മറച്ചുവെച്ചുകൊണ്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਕਰਸ਼ਕ

ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ ਨੂੰ ਛੁਪਾਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

دلکش

مشکل چھپانے کے بعد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

朗朗上口的

隐瞒困难

🇯🇵Japanese

キャッチーな

困難を隠して

🇰🇷Korean

틀리기 쉬운

어려움을 숨기고

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lôi cuốn

đang gặp khó khăn che giấu

🇹🇭Thai

ลวง

มีความยากลำบากซ่อนอยู่

🇮🇩Indonesian

menarik

mengalami kesulitan yang tersembunyi

🇵🇭Filipino

kaakit-akit

pagkakaroon ng lihim na kahirapan

🇲🇾Malay

menarik

telah menyembunyikan kesukaran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جذاب

وجود صعوبة مخفية

🇮🇷Persian

جذاب

داشتن دشواری پنهان

🇹🇷Turkish

akılda kalıcı

gizli zorluk yaşayan

🇮🇱Hebrew

קָלִיט

לאחר שהסתיר קושי

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