English Explanatory Dictionary

foamy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Full of foam.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of foamie.

Pronunciation

/ˈfəʊmi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-foamy.wav /ˈfoʊmi/

Word forms

foamy foamier foamiest foamies

Etymology

From Middle English fomy, from Old English fāmiġ, fǣmiġ (“frothy, foamy”), from Proto-West Germanic *faimag, *faimīg, equivalent to foam + -y.

Synonyms

frothy spumescent

Derived words

foamily foaminess nonfoamy
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