flouncy dress
- noun
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vestido con volantes
- The little girl's flouncy dress bounced with every step she took.
Examples
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She wore a flouncy dress to the summer garden party, drawing everyone's attention.
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Wow, that flouncy dress really makes you stand out!
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Designers often use layers of tulle to achieve the classic look of a flouncy dress.
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She wore a beautiful flouncy dress to the party.
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She twirled around in her colorful flouncy dress, feeling like a princess at the ball.
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The little girl wore a flouncy dress that danced around her as she played in the garden.
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At the summer fair, many girls chose flouncy dresses that swayed with each step they took.
Synonyms
A dress with a full skirt that spins when you turn
A dress with a full, rounded skirt that looks puffy like a princess dress
A dress with a full, puffed skirt that sticks out
Antonyms
How Frilly
Surface Forms
Morphology
The adjective 'flouncy' denotes an exaggerated, ruffled or decorative style, so when combined with 'dress' the meaning 'a dress with ruffles or bouncy layers' is directly and compositionally derived. This straightforward adjective+noun pattern is common and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent meanings.
Etymology
Flouncy dress comes from the verb flounce, which means to move in a quick, bouncy way. A flouncy dress has ruffled layers that swing and bounce, so the name means a dress that 'moves' or looks 'lively'.