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fizzy

fizzy

10 1.6
Having many small bubbles that rise in the drink
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɪzi/
translation icon : gasificado
  • Vana took a sip of her fizzy gin and tonic and watched a broken cloud pass.
  • fizzy drink
  • fizzy water
  • fizzy soda

This, these, these pop rocks are not all that fizzy.

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Examples

  • But I did have some cheap fizzy wine for my 18th and my 21st. It was all very civilised.

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  • Look on the bright side, if we get stuck in here all night, we can gorge ourselves on vending machine chocolate and fizzy drinks.

  • Can I get a fizzy pop, please?

  • A nice bottle of fizzy pop.

  • It's your favorite fizzy soda, come on.

  • If you want to drink fizzy drinks, go to the Mexican markets in your area.

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  • All we ever do these days is nibble a plate of smoked salmon and drink a glass of fizzy water.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Muffin is quite fond of seltzer or, as we call it in our home, "fizzy water."

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  • She loves to drink fizzy soda during summer picnics.

  • The children excitedly opened a fizzy drink to celebrate their victory.

Synonyms

bubbly
vsfizzy
24 3.2

Full of small bubbles, like sparkling water

refers to drinks with bubbles even when bubbles are fewer
frothy
vsfizzy
8 3.2

A liquid with many small bubbles and a layer of foam

describes overall carbonation or bubbles rather than foam on top
sparkling
vsfizzy
3 1.7

A drink with small bubbles like Champagne or fizzy water

is a broader name for any drink that has gas bubbles
carbonated
vsfizzy
2 3.4

A drink that has tiny bubbles of gas to make it fizzy

describes drinks with bubbles regardless of how the bubbles formed
effervescent
vsfizzy
1 7.3

A liquid that gives off many small bubbles, like soda or champagne

is the general term for drinks that contain gas bubbles
bubbling
vsfizzy
2.2

Having many small rising bits of air, like a fizzy drink

covers drinks that contain bubbles whether they are actively rising or not
aerated
vsfizzy
4.9

A drink with bubbles added to make it fizzy

applies to any drink with bubbles, not only those gas infused
frizzante
vsfizzy
  • Specialized
8.6

Slightly sparkling wine that has gentle, small bubbles

is the general bubbly term not limited to gentle or wine cases
foaming
vsfizzy
2.9

A liquid with many small bubbles on the surface, like beer

refers to bubble presence throughout the drink rather than surface foam
spumy
vsfizzy
9.9

Covered in foam and small bubbles

means the drink has bubbles internally, not only surface scum

Antonyms

297 4.4

Not lively and often weak in taste or sound

2 3.2

Not fizzy and without bubbles

Compounds

1 1.0

A cold sweet drink with bubbles like cola

How Fizzy

foaming
2.9
effervescent
1 7.3
sparkling
3 1.7
fizzy
10 1.6
still
2 3.2

Surface Forms

fizzy positive
fizzier comparative
fizziest superlative

Morphology

fizzy = fizz (transparent) = fizz + y

The adjective is clearly formed from 'fizz' + '-y' meaning 'full of fizz', which learners can readily infer.

Etymology

Fizzy comes from the sound word fizz, which sounds like the 'bubbles' in a drink, plus the ending -y meaning 'full of'. So, something fizzy is 'full of' tiny bubbles, like sparkling water.