Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foamy

/ˈfoʊmi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: foamy
IPA: /ˈfoʊmi/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

noun

Alternative spelling of foamie.

Example Sentences

"He jumped overboard into the foamy waters of the Atlantic Ocean."
"Tlepolemus, the sun of Hercules, / Led nine swift vessels through the foamy seas"
"For busy thoughts the Stream flowed on / In foamy agitation"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: fomy, fāmiġ, *faimag
Suffix: foam

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfoʊmi/
British English: /ˈfəʊmi/

Inflected Forms

foamier (comparative) foamiest (superlative) foamies (plural)

Derived Forms

foamily foaminess nonfoamy

Synonyms

frothy spumescent foaming frothing bubbling bubbly effervescing spumy

Rhymes With

naomi homey salome komi loamy romey salomi tomey homie tsukuyomi domy

Questions

How do you pronounce foamy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfoʊmi/.
What does foamy mean?: Full of foam.
Where does foamy come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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