(light and) frothy

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• light — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I adj. airy (see levity); frivolous, jesting, jocular, lightsome; giddy, dizzy, flighty; wanton; nimble, agile; flippant, pert, insouciant; humorous; trivial. See cheerfulness, unimportance, impurity,… …   English dictionary for students

• frothy — UK [ˈfrɒθɪ] / US [ˈfrɔθɪ] adjective Word forms frothy : adjective frothy comparative frothier superlative frothiest 1) covered with or consisting of froth frothy coffee/milk Beat the egg whites until frothy. 2) enjoyable but not serious or… …   English dictionary

• frothy — froth|y [ frɔθi ] adjective 1. ) covered with or consisting of froth: frothy coffee/milk Beat the egg whites until frothy. 2. ) enjoyable but not serious or important: His new movie is a frothy romantic comedy. 3. ) forming a soft, light, and… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• light — Synonyms and related words: ASA scale, Anschauung, British candle, Hefner candle, Mickey Mouse, Paphian, Scheiner scale, Very flare, abuse, accented, account, acquaintance, active, aerial, aeriform, aery, agile, airish, airlike, airy, alabaster,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• frothy — Synonyms and related words: airy, asinine, barmy, birdbrained, birdwitted, brave, bravura, braw, bubbly, catchpenny, chichi, daring, dashing, downy, dressy, empty, ethereal, exhibitionistic, fatuous, featherbrained, feathery, flashing, flashy,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• frothy — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Fizzing] Syn. bubbling, foaming, soapy, sudsy, bubbly, fizzy, foamy, with a head on. 2. [Trivial] Syn. unsubstantial, light, shallow, frivolous; see trivial . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. bubbly foamy, fizzy,… …   English dictionary for students

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• froth´i|ness — froth|y «FRTH ee, FROTH », adjective, froth|i|er froth|i|est. 1. of, like, or having froth; foamy: »frothy soapsuds, frothy ruffles. 2. Figurative. light and trifling; shallow; …   Useful english dictionary

• froth´i|ly — froth|y «FRTH ee, FROTH », adjective, froth|i|er froth|i|est. 1. of, like, or having froth; foamy: »frothy soapsuds, frothy ruffles. 2. Figurative. light and trifling; shallow; …   Useful english dictionary