Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dance-happy

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English

Syllables: dance-hap-py
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a tendency or desire to dance; prone to dancing.

Example Sentences

"They supported my “What is Dance” project which brought dance right into our local schools and reached hundreds and hundreds of dance-happy kids."
"2005, Helene Scheff, RDE, Marty Sprague, MA, and Susan McGreevy-Nichols, Experiencing Dance. From Student to Dance Artist, publ. by Human Kinetics, vi. We hope that you do catch this excitement and remain dance-happy for the rest of your life … if not as a dancer then as a dance advocate, dance audience, and dance enthusiast."

Etymology

From dance + happy.

Inflected Forms

more dance-happy (comparative) most dance-happy (superlative)

Questions

What does dance-happy mean?: Having a tendency or desire to dance; prone to dancing.
Where does dance-happy come from?: From dance + happy.

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