ginny
/ˈd͡ʒɪni/UK/ˈdʒɪni/
ginny adjective: affected by gin; resembling or characteristic of gin.
Adjective
ginny (comparative more ginny, superlative most ginny)
- Affected by gin; resembling or characteristic of gin.
- ‘Oh, to hell with art!’ he cried. ‘Let's get ginny.’1915, W. Somerset Maugham, chapter 41, in Of Human Bondage
- she burst out singing ‘God be with you till we meet again!’ and her lovely ginny voice rang out like a trumpet and a bell and you could have heard it to the Town Church.1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 60
Noun
ginny (plural ginnies)
- A stationary engine for hauling coal out of a mine.
Proper noun capitalized: Ginny
Ginny (plural Ginnys or Ginnies)
- A diminutive of the female given names Virginia and Ginevra.
- “Everyone who knew Ginny knows she had a special soul, one that radiated with love,” a statement on the page read. “She was a caregiver through and through, whether caring for patients, family, and especially in caring for her beloved furry friends.”2022 October 26, Christina Zdanowicz, Claudia Dominguez, Lauren M. Johnson and Sara Smart, “The Waukesha victims included an 8-year-old boy, a loving grandmother and a woman excited to make her debut...
ginny meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
ginny in Tamil
- ஜின்னி
ginny in Urdu
- گینی
ginny in Bengali
- জিনি, জিন্নি
ginny in Telugu
- జిన్నీ, గిన్నీ
More languagesFewer languages
- ginny in Malayalam
- ജിന്നി
- ginny in Kannada
- ಜಿನ್ನಿ
- ginny in Punjabi
- ਗਿੰਨੀ
- ginny in Gujarati
- જીની
- ginny in Odia
- ଜିନ୍ନି, ଜିନି
- ginny in Nepali
- गिन्नी
Forms of ginny
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more ginny |
| superlative | most ginny |
| Noun | |
| plural | ginnies |
| alternative form | ginney |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Ginnys |
| plural | Ginnies |
| alternative form | Ginni |
| alternative form | Ginnie |
| alternative form | Ginney |
Origin of ginny
From gin + -y.
Diminutive + -y
Words formed from ginny
Words that rhyme with ginny
Questions about ginny
- What does ginny mean?
- Ginny means affected by gin; resembling or characteristic of gin.
- What is ginny in Tamil?
- Ginny in Tamil is ஜின்னி. See Ginny meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is ginny?
- Ginny can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce ginny?
- Ginny is pronounced /ˈdʒɪni/ (UK).
Words near ginny in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: ginny (page history and authors); Ginny (page history and authors); ginny (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ginny (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ginny (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ginny (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ginny (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ginny (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ginny (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ginny (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ginny (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ginny (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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