groovy

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A trendy and fashionable person. dated,slang
    — He also stole a $100-dollar bill from his father's wallet and gave it to a couple of the other Goth kids. […] Nevertheless, all this didn't give him the social status he coveted from his gloomy groovies.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of, pertaining to, or having grooves.
    — The back of the tile was groovy so that it could hold the adhesive compound.
  2. Cool, neat, interesting. dated,slang
    — The hippies do not often try to define the feelings they experience under the influence of psychedelic drugs. Generally they just say, "Oh, groovy, man," or simply, "Wow."
  3. Set in one's ways. obsolete
    — She'd give anything to be able to believe it, but she's a hard woman, and brooding along certain lines makes one groovy.
  4. Reminiscent of the counterculture of the 1960s; hippie, psychedelic. slang
    — Groovy designs by Cyndi Bright and colorful 1960's-inspired papers and accessories, featuring plenty of mod flower, funky stickers, and new Spring colors.
  5. Melodious, danceable; particularly of a riff or bassline.

词形变化

groovier comparative grooviest superlative groovey alternative groovier comparative grooviest superlative groovey alternative groovies plural groovey alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
groovily grooviness groovitude supergroovy Vangroovy

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English groove
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English groovy
From groove + -y.
词源 2
From the phrase in the groove, originally in reference to the grooves of an early phonograph record.
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