spoony
/ˈspuː.ni/
spoony adjective: enamored in a silly or sentimental way; having a crush (on someone). Also the alternative form of spoonie.
Adjective
spoony (comparative spoonier, superlative spooniest)
- Enamored in a silly or sentimental way; having a crush (on someone).
- "She—silly child—is spoony, I think, on that cousin of her's, Dalrymple—he, I believe, is spoony on her."1852, Henry Drummond Wolff, Blondelle, page 139
- ‘They all laugh at you, you know. They say you're spoony on me.’1915, W. Somerset Maugham, chapter 58, in Of Human Bondage
- Feebly sentimental; gushy.
- That is why we decline to publish any of the letters and verses which Mr. Pen wrote at this period of his life, out of mere regard for the young fellow’s character. They are too spooney and wild.1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 12, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published...
- Similar to a spoon.
- That's a very spoony fork.
Noun
spoony (plural spoonies)
- A foolish, simple, or silly person.
- A foolishly amorous person.
- Major Pendennis, when the offer of the commission was acknowledged and refused, wrote back a curt and somewhat angry letter to the widow, and thought his nephew was rather a spooney.1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 3, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849–1850...
- Occasionally, a Fascinating Lady catches a rich spoony whom she can manage and control. In that case, she continues to have all her whims fully gratified until Mr. Spoony's fortune is exhausted, and the creditors carry off the off the nice furniture.1861, Marie Louise Hankins, “The Fascinating Lady”, in Women of New York, page 129
Also used as
spoony is also the alternative form of spoonie.
Forms of spoony
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | spoonier |
| superlative | spooniest |
| alternative form | spooney |
| alternative form | spoonie |
| Noun | |
| plural | spoonies |
Origin of spoony
From spoon + -y. See notes at spoonie.
Words formed from spoony
- spoonily
- spooniness
- spoonyism
- spoony man
Words that rhyme with spoony
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Questions about spoony
- What does spoony mean?
- Spoony means enamored in a silly or sentimental way; having a crush (on someone).
- What part of speech is spoony?
- Spoony can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce spoony?
- Spoony is pronounced /ˈspuː.ni/.
Words near spoony in the dictionary
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