fizzy

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English fizz

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Germanic *-gaz

Proto-West Germanic *-g

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

English fizzy

From fizz + -y.

Pronunciation

• enPR: fĭz'i, IPA^(key): /ˈfɪzi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪzi

Adjective

fizzy (comparative fizzier, superlative fizziest)

1. (of a liquid) Containing bubbles.

   Fizzy drinks are also known as carbonated beverages.

2. (figurative) Lively, vivacious.
   • 2014 October 30, Ben Brantley, “When the head leads the heart: 'The Real Thing,' With Ewan McGregor and Maggie Gyllenhaal, opens on Broadway [print version: When the witty head is far ahead of the heart: Maggie Gyllenhaal and Ewan McGregor star in revival of 'Real Thing', International New York Times, 4 November 2014, p. 9]”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     [I]ts main character, Henry (Mr. [Ewan] McGregor), is a successful, intellectual dramatist who seems quite capable of churning out fizzy, challenging works about brilliant but ambivalent revolutionaries, philosophers, etc.

3. (onomatopoeia) Makes a hissing sound.

Synonyms

• (of a liquid): sparkling, carbonated; see also Thesaurus:effervescent

Derived terms

• fizzily
• fizziness
• fizzy drink
• fizzy water
• unfizzy

Translations

containing bubbles

Arabic: فَوَّار m (fawwār) Finnish: kuohuva, kupliva, poreileva Hawaiian: please add this translation if you can Hungarian: buborékos (hu), szénsavas (hu) Italian: (water, wine) frizzante (it), (water, soft drink) gassato (it) Māori: mirumiru (referring to a liquid especially a drink), koropupū Polish: gazowany (pl)

Noun

fizzy (plural fizzies)

1. (New Zealand) A non-alcoholic carbonated beverage.

   Synonym: fizzy drink

Derived terms

• fizzies

Translations

context of a liquid

Bulgarian: шипящ (šipjašt), газиран (gaziran) Dutch: sprankelend (nl), koolzuurhoudend (nl) Finnish: poreileva, pore- German: sprudelnd (de), spritzig (de), kohlensäurehaltig (de), perlend (de), moussierend (de) Greek: ανθρακούχος (el) (anthrakoúchos) Norman: pétillant Polish: napój gazowany (pl) m Russian: газиро́ванный (ru) (gaziróvannyj)

onomatopoeia

Bulgarian: шипящ (šipjašt), съскащ (bg) (săskašt) Finnish: pihisevä German: zischend (de) Polish: syk (pl) m Russian: шипу́чий (ru) (šipúčij), шипя́щий (ru) (šipjáščij)