Goofy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a cartoon character created by Walt Disney

ludicrous, foolish

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈæmbɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈuːfi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈuːfi/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈæmbɚ/.

Examples

gave me a cockamamie reason for not going
wore a goofy hat
a silly idea

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cockamamy whacky zany sappy silly wacky cockamamie

Parts of Speech

noun	a cartoon character created by Walt Disney
adjective	ludicrous, foolish “gave me a cockamamie reason for not going”

Word Forms

goof	noun	a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
silliness	noun	a ludicrous folly
zany	noun	a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

albern

eine von Walt Disney geschaffene Zeichentrickfigur

🇫🇷French

maladroit

un personnage de dessin animé créé par Walt Disney

🇪🇸Spanish

mentecato

un personaje de dibujos animados creado por Walt Disney

🇮🇹Italian

sciocco

un personaggio dei cartoni animati creato da Walt Disney

🇳🇱Dutch

mal

een stripfiguur gecreëerd door Walt Disney

🇵🇹Portuguese

pateta

um personagem de desenho animado criado por Walt Disney

🇷🇺Russian

глупый

персонаж мультфильма, созданный Уолтом Диснеем

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नासमझ

वॉल्ट डिज़्नी द्वारा बनाया गया एक कार्टून चरित्र

🇧🇩Bengali

বোকা

ওয়াল্ট ডিজনি দ্বারা নির্মিত একটি কার্টুন চরিত্র

🇮🇳Tamil

முட்டாள்தனமான

வால்ட் டிஸ்னி உருவாக்கிய கார்ட்டூன் பாத்திரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

తెలివితక్కువ

వాల్ట్ డిస్నీ సృష్టించిన కార్టూన్ పాత్ర

🇮🇳Marathi

मूर्ख

वॉल्ट डिस्नेने तयार केलेले कार्टून पात्र

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂર્ખ

વોલ્ટ ડિઝની દ્વારા બનાવવામાં આવેલ કાર્ટૂન પાત્ર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅವಿವೇಕಿ

ವಾಲ್ಟ್ ಡಿಸ್ನಿ ರಚಿಸಿದ ಕಾರ್ಟೂನ್ ಪಾತ್ರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഡ്ഢി

വാൾട്ട് ഡിസ്നി സൃഷ്ടിച്ച ഒരു കാർട്ടൂൺ കഥാപാത്രം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੂਰਖ

ਵਾਲਟ ਡਿਜ਼ਨੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਇੱਕ ਕਾਰਟੂਨ ਪਾਤਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیوقوف

والٹ ڈزنی کا تخلیق کردہ کارٹون کردار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

愚蠢的

沃尔特·迪士尼创造的卡通人物

🇯🇵Japanese

間抜けな

ウォルト・ディズニーによって作成された漫画のキャラクター

🇰🇷Korean

바보 같은

월트 디즈니가 만든 만화 캐릭터

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngốc nghếch

một nhân vật hoạt hình được tạo ra bởi Walt Disney

🇹🇭Thai

โง่

ตัวการ์ตูนที่สร้างโดยวอลต์ดิสนีย์

🇮🇩Indonesian

bodoh

karakter kartun yang dibuat oleh Walt Disney

🇵🇭Filipino

maloko

isang cartoon character na nilikha ng Walt Disney

🇲🇾Malay

bodoh

watak kartun yang dicipta oleh Walt Disney

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أبله

شخصية كرتونية أنشأها والت ديزني

🇮🇷Persian

احمقانه

شخصیت کارتونی خلق شده توسط والت دیزنی

🇹🇷Turkish

aptal

Walt Disney'in yarattığı bir çizgi film karakteri

🇮🇱Hebrew

טִפֵּשׁ

דמות מצוירת שנוצרה על ידי וולט דיסני

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