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catchy

/ˈkæt͡ʃi/

catchy adjective: instantly appealing and memorable.

Adjective

catchy (comparative catchier, superlative catchiest)

  1. Instantly appealing and memorable.
    • Eric wrote a catchy tune to play on his acoustic guitar while Alyssa plays the drums.
    • This hook is so catchy that I can't stop listening to it!
  2. (dated, figuratively) Tending to catch or ensnare; entangling.
    • a catchy question
    Synonyms:
    tricky
  3. (dated) Consisting of, or occurring in, disconnected parts or snatches; changeable.
    • a catchy wind
    • Encyc. of Sport
      It [the fox's scent] is […] flighty or catchy, if variable.
  4. Contagious; catching.
    • The catchy cold which has been transmitted to you directly or indirectly might have been avoided had you been in better physical condition.1941, Florence LaGanke Harris, Hazel Hanna Huston, The New Home Economics Omnibus

catchy meaning in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada

catchy in Tamil

உள்ளங் கொள்கின்ற, கவர்ச்சியுள்ள

catchy in Malayalam

memorable, unforgettable, appealing
ആകർഷകം, വശ്യം, വേഗത്തിൽ പിടികിട്ടുന്ന, സ്മരണാർഹം, വശീകരിക്കുന്ന, ഓർക്കത്തക്ക

catchy in Kannada

ಮನಸೆಳೆವ, ನೆನಪಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಉಳಿಯುವ, ಆಕರ್ಷಕವಾದ, ಖುಷಿಕೊಡುವ, ಜನಪ್ರಿಯವಾದ, ಮೋಸಗೊಳಿಸುವ

Examples of catchy in a sentence

  • Eric played a catchy tune on his acoustic guitar and Alyssa played the drums.
  • The music was rejuvenatingly catchy, and even some of the older people started dancing.
  • The catchiest part of most songs is the chorus.

All 34 example sentences with catchy

Synonyms of catchy

Forms of catchy

comparativecatchier
superlativecatchiest

Origin of catchy

From catch + -y.

Words formed from catchy

Words that rhyme with catchy

Questions about catchy

What does catchy mean?
Catchy means instantly appealing and memorable.
What is catchy in Tamil?
Catchy in Tamil is உள்ளங் கொள்கின்ற, கவர்ச்சியுள்ள. See Catchy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is catchy?
Catchy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce catchy?
Catchy is pronounced /ˈkæt͡ʃi/.

Words near catchy in the dictionary

  1. catchweights
  2. catchword
  3. catchwording
  4. catchwords
  5. catchwork
  6. catchy
  7. catclaw
  8. catclaws
  9. Catcliffe
  10. catcon
  11. catcons

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: catchy (page history and authors); catchy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); catchy (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); catchy (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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