Soppy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

wet through and through; thoroughly wet

effusively or insincerely emotional

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɑːpi/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɒpi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɒpi/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈɑːpi/.

Examples

stood at the door drenched (or soaked) by the rain
the speaker's sodden collar
soppy clothes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mushy kitschy drippy schmaltzy maudlin sodden hokey sentimental bathetic mawkish soupy slushy schmalzy

Parts of Speech

adjective	wet through and through; thoroughly wet “stood at the door drenched (or soaked) by the rain”
adjective	effusively or insincerely emotional “a bathetic novel”

Word Forms

drippiness	noun	falsely emotional in a maudlin way
mawkishness	noun	insincere pathos
mushiness	noun	falsely emotional in a maudlin way
sentiment	noun	tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
sentimentality	noun	falsely emotional in a maudlin way

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schlampig

durch und durch nass; gründlich nass

🇫🇷French

sentimental

mouillé de part en part ; complètement mouillé

🇪🇸Spanish

sensiblero

mojado de principio a fin; completamente mojado

🇮🇹Italian

sdolcinato

bagnato fino in fondo; completamente bagnato

🇳🇱Dutch

slap

door en door nat; grondig nat

🇵🇹Portuguese

sentimental

completamente molhado; completamente molhado

🇷🇺Russian

сентиментальный

мокрый насквозь; полностью мокрый

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बरसाती

बार-बार गीला होना; पूरी तरह से गीला

🇮🇳Tamil

சோப்பி

ஈரமான மற்றும் மூலம்; முற்றிலும் ஈரமான

🇮🇳Marathi

मंद

माध्यमातून आणि माध्यमातून ओले; पूर्णपणे ओले

🇮🇳Gujarati

સોપી

દ્વારા અને મારફતે ભીનું; સંપૂર્ણપણે ભીનું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೊಪ್ಪಿ

ಮೂಲಕ ಮತ್ತು ಮೂಲಕ ತೇವ; ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ತೇವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സോപ്പി

നനവുള്ളതും അതിലൂടെയും; നന്നായി നനഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੋਪੀ

ਦੁਆਰਾ ਅਤੇ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਗਿੱਲੇ; ਚੰਗੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਗਿੱਲਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سوپی

گیلے کے ذریعے اور کے ذریعے؛ اچھی طرح گیلے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

闷闷不乐

彻底湿透了；彻底湿透

🇯🇵Japanese

ぬるぬるした

ずっと濡れています。完全に濡れた

🇰🇷Korean

흠뻑 젖은

완전히 젖어 있습니다. 완전히 젖어있다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ướt sũng

ướt xuyên suốt; ướt hoàn toàn

🇹🇭Thai

ซบเซา

เปียกไปทั่ว; เปียกอย่างทั่วถึง

🇮🇩Indonesian

basah

basah kuyup; basah seluruhnya

🇵🇭Filipino

basang-basa

basa sa pamamagitan at sa pamamagitan ng; basang-basa

🇲🇾Malay

basah kuyup

basah melalui dan melalui; basah sepenuhnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ماطر

الرطب من خلال وعبر. الرطب تماما

🇮🇷Persian

خیس

خیس از طریق و از طریق; کاملا مرطوب

🇹🇷Turkish

ıslak

tamamen ıslak; tamamen ıslak

🇮🇱Hebrew

רטוב

רטוב דרך ודרך; רטוב ביסודיות

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