Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sparkly

/spˈɑɹkli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: spark-ly
IPA: /spˈɑɹkli/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Giving off sparks, or small flashes of light; glittery

adj

Of a liquid: bubbly, effervescent.

adj

Of a person: high-spirited and lively.

Example Sentences

"How sparkly the weeds are between the stones, and the moss on the roof—oh, and the flowers!"
"They sailed smilingly into the room, the woman ahead, rustling in a long, sparkly, black dress."
"Then we drifted, with a head over ayther side, peerin' down through the sparkly water. For the world like the days I spint with the pearlers, watchin' the coral banks a-growin' the same as so many gardens under the sea."
"a sparkly personality"

Etymology

Etymology tree English sparkle Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sparkly From sparkle + -y.

Inflected Forms

sparklier (comparative) sparkliest (superlative)

Derived Forms

sparklies sparkliness

Synonyms

bubblesome fizzy sparkling abubble bubbly ebullient effervescent foamy frothy gassy sparkly spumescent

Rhymes With

barkley darkly starkly markley

Questions

How do you pronounce sparkly?: The recorded pronunciation is /spˈɑɹkli/.
What does sparkly mean?: Giving off sparks, or small flashes of light; glittery
Where does sparkly come from?: Etymology tree English sparkle Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sparkly From sparkle + -y.

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