Racy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

full of zest or vigor

marked by richness and fullness of flavor

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈeɪsi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈeɪsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈeɪsi/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈeɪsi/.

Examples

a racy literary style
a rich ruby port
full-bodied wines

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rich naughty spicy gamy gamey risque full-bodied juicy blue robust lively

Parts of Speech

adjective	full of zest or vigor “a racy literary style”
adjective	marked by richness and fullness of flavor “a rich ruby port”
adjective	suggestive of sexual impropriety “a blue movie”
adjective	designed or suitable for competing in a race

Word Forms

liveliness	noun	animation and energy in action or expression
raciness	noun	a strong odor or taste property
richness	noun	the quality of having high intrinsic value
gaminess	noun	behavior or language bordering on indelicacy
spiciness	noun	behavior or language bordering on indelicacy
race	noun	a contest of speed

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

rassig

voller Schwung oder Kraft

🇫🇷French

racé

plein de piquant ou de vigueur

🇪🇸Spanish

picante

lleno de entusiasmo o vigor

🇮🇹Italian

audace

pieno di entusiasmo o vigore

🇳🇱Dutch

pittig

vol pit of kracht

🇵🇹Portuguese

atrevido

cheio de entusiasmo ou vigor

🇷🇺Russian

пикантный

полный энтузиазма или энергии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सुरम्य

उत्साह या जोश से भरा हुआ

🇧🇩Bengali

রেসি

zest or vigor পূর্ণ

🇮🇳Tamil

இனம்

உற்சாகம் அல்லது வீரியம் நிறைந்தது

🇮🇳Telugu

జాతి

అభిరుచి లేదా శక్తితో నిండి ఉంది

🇮🇳Marathi

वांशिक

उत्साह किंवा जोमने भरलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

જાતિ

ઉત્સાહ અથવા ઉત્સાહથી ભરેલું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜನಾಂಗೀಯ

ಉತ್ಸಾಹ ಅಥವಾ ಚೈತನ್ಯದಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വംശീയമായ

ആവേശം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വീര്യം നിറഞ്ഞത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਸਲੀ

ਜੋਸ਼ ਜਾਂ ਜੋਸ਼ ਨਾਲ ਭਰਪੂਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

نسلی

جوش یا جوش سے بھرا ہوا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

活泼的

充满热情或活力

🇯🇵Japanese

際どい

熱意または活力に満ちている

🇰🇷Korean

선정적인

열정이나 활력이 넘치는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thô lỗ

đầy niềm say mê hoặc sức sống

🇹🇭Thai

มีชีวิตชีวา

เต็มไปด้วยความสนุกสนานหรือกำลัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

bersemangat

penuh semangat atau semangat

🇵🇭Filipino

makulit

puno ng sarap o sigla

🇲🇾Malay

meragam

penuh semangat atau semangat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مفعم بالحيوية

مليئة بالحيوية أو القوة

🇮🇷Persian

نژادپرستانه

پر از شور و نشاط

🇹🇷Turkish

müstehcen

Zevk veya canlılıkla dolu

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֲסִיסִי

מלא בשמחה או במרץ

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