dancy
dancy adjective: ready to dance.
Adjective (1)
dancy (comparative dancier or more dancy, superlative danciest or most dancy)
- Ready to dance.
- I'm feeling a bit dancy today.
- Gear up for a bit of a walk—five whole minutes to The George on S. George St. We're all loosened up and ready to get a little dancey at this thoroughly festive gay club.2018, Julia Bunte-Mein, Let's Go Europe (Let's Go), fifth-eighth edition, Cambridge, M.A.: Let's Go, Inc., →ISBN, page 393
- Of music: suitable for dancing to.
- After a few slow numbers, the band moved on to some more dancy tunes.
- This was the swingingest, danciest Ellington heard by most in a decade.1951, Billboard - May 12, 1951, page 10
Adjective (2)
dancy (not comparable)
Proper noun capitalized: Dancy
Dancy (plural Dancys)
- A surname.
Synonyms of dancy
Forms of dancy
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | dancier |
| comparative | more dancy |
| superlative | danciest |
| superlative | most dancy |
| alternative form | dancey |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Dancys |
Origin of dancy
From dance + -y.
From French danché (or an older form thereof). Compare dancetté.
Variant spelling of Dansie.
Words formed from dancy
Words that rhyme with dancy
Questions about dancy
- What does dancy mean?
- Dancy means ready to dance.
- What part of speech is dancy?
- Dancy can be an adjective or a proper noun.
Words near dancy in the dictionary
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