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froth·y

 (frô′thē, frŏth′ē)
adj. froth·i·er, froth·i·est
1. Made of, covered with, or resembling froth; foamy.
2. Playfully frivolous in character or content: a frothy French farce.
froth′i·ly adv.
froth′i·ness n.
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froth•y

(ˈfrɔ θi, ˈfrɒθ i)

adj. froth•i•er, froth•i•est.
1. of, like, or having froth; foamy.
2. unsubstantial; trifling; shallow: a frothy musical.
[1525–35]
froth′i•ly, adv.
froth′i•ness, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.frothy - emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer"
bubbling, bubbly, effervescing, foaming, spumy, foamy
effervescent - (of a liquid) giving off bubbles
2.frothy - marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders"
sparkly, scintillating, bubbling, effervescent
lively - full of life and energy; "a lively discussion"; "lively and attractive parents"; "a lively party"
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frothy

adjective
1. foamy, foaming, bubbly, effervescent, sudsy, spumous, spumescent, spumy frothy milk shakes
2. frilly, fancy, ruffled, lacy, ruched, flouncy I'd feel silly in a big white frothy dress.
3. trivial, light, empty, slight, unnecessary, vain, petty, trifling, frivolous, frilly, unsubstantial the kind of frothy songs one hears
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

frothy

adjective
1. Consisting of or resembling foam:
foamy, lathery, spumous, spumy, sudsy, yeasty.
2. Amusing but essentially empty and frivolous:
light.
3. Given to lighthearted silliness:
empty-headed, featherbrained, flighty, frivolous, giddy, harebrained, lighthearted, scatterbrained, silly.
Informal: gaga.
Slang: birdbrained, dizzy.
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Translations
خفيف وكثير الكرانيشمُزْبِد، ذو رَغْوَه
lehkýpěnivývzdušnýzpěněný
let
haboshabzó
froîukennduròunnur, efnislítill, léttur
penivý
köpük gibiköpüklü

frothy

[ˈfrɒθɪ] ADJ (frothier (compar) (frothiest (superl)))
1. (= foamy) → espumoso
2. (fig) → banal, superficial
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

frothy

[ˈfrɒθi] adj [liquid] → mousseux/euse
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

frothy

adj (+er)
(= bubbly) beer, milk shake, coffee, sea etc → schäumend; mixture, cream → schaumig; beer with a full frothy head → Bier mit einer großen Schaumkrone
(= frilly) → duftig und voller Rüschen
(= superficial) comedy, entertainment → leicht, seicht (pej)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

frothy

[ˈfrɒθɪ] adj (beer, mixture) → spumoso/a, schiumoso/a; (lace, nightdress) → vaporoso/a; (play, entertainment) → leggero/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

froth

(froθ) noun
a mass of small bubbles on the top of a liquid etc. Some types of beer have more froth than others.
verb
to have or produce froth. Mad dogs froth at the mouth.
ˈfrothy adjective
1. containing froth. frothy beer.
2. light, like froth. frothy silk dresses.
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