Definition
Having the ability to bounce readily; elastic and resilient, or energetic and lively in manner.
Etymology
From Middle English 'bunsen' meaning 'to beat' or 'to thump,' possibly imitative of the sound of something hitting and rebounding. The modern sense developed from the physical property of rebounding to describing energetic, lively behavior.
Kelly Says
The word 'bouncy' captures both physical and emotional resilience in a single term, showing how we naturally understand the connection between material elasticity and psychological buoyancy. This dual meaning reflects an intuitive human understanding that flexibility in one realm often corresponds to adaptability in others.
Translations
ARالعربية
قابل للانقضاض
kah-bul lil-an-qad
BNবাংলা
লাফালাফি
lah-fah-lah-fee
CSČeština
odskakující
od-skah-koo-yoosh-chee
DADansk
hoppende
hoh-pehn-deh
DEDeutsch
federnd
feh-dehrnt
ELΕλληνικά
ανταποδίδων
an-tah-poh-dee-thohn
ESEspañol
elástico
eh-lah-stee-koh
FISuomi
pomppiva
pom-pee-vah
FRFrançais
rebondissant
reh-bohn-dee-sahnt
HAHA
tsallake
chah-lah-keh
HIहिन्दी
उछालदार
oo-chhaal-daar
HUMagyar
ruganyos
roo-gah-nyohsh
IDBahasa Indonesia
melompat
meh-lohm-pat
ITItaliano
rimbalzante
rim-bahl-tsahnt-eh
MSBahasa Melayu
melompat
meh-lohm-pat
NLNederlands
stuiterend
stoo-tee-rehnt
NONorsk
hoppende
hoh-pehn-deh
PLPolski
odbijający
ohd-biyah-yahnt-seh
PTPortuguês
elástico
eh-lah-stee-koh
RORomână
săritor
sah-ree-tohr
RUРусский
отскакивающий
ot-skah-kee-vah-yoosh-chee
SVSvenska
studsig
stoos-see
SWKiswahili
kutembea
koo-teh-meh-ah
TEతెలుగు
దూసుకొని
doo-soo-koh-nee
THไทย
กระโดดกระดอน
kra-doht-krah-dohn
TLTL
lumipad
loo-mee-pahd
TRTürkçe
zıplak
zuh-plahk
UKУкраїнська
відскакуючий
veed-skah-koo-yoosh-chee
VITiếng Việt
nhảy múa
nya mwa