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If you're offered something, you're not really sure exactly what is that they saw in you that they think is the character so it's a little scary, I feel.
Julie Benz

Meaning of "scary" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCARY

scary  [ˈskɛərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCARY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scary is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SCARY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Scary

Scary may refer to: ▪ Scary, West Virginia, U.S. ▪ Scary, in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, a village in the Shire ▪ "Scary", a song by Britney Spears from Femme Fatale People: ▪ Scary Spice, Mel B, English singer, member of Spice Girls ▪ Scary Sherri, Sherri Martel, American professional wrestler ▪ The Scary Guy, American motivational speaker ▪ Little Miss Scary, a Little Miss character...

Definition of scary in the English dictionary

The definition of scary in the dictionary is causing fear or alarm; frightening. Other definition of scary is easily roused to fear; timid.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCARY


aerie
ˈɛərɪ
airy
ˈɛərɪ
Azeri
əˈzɛərɪ
canary
kəˈnɛərɪ
Carey
ˈkɛərɪ
Cary
ˈkɛərɪ
clary
ˈklɛərɪ
consigliere
ˌkɒnsɪglɪˈɛərɪ
dairy
ˈdɛərɪ
fairy
ˈfɛərɪ
hairy
ˈhɛərɪ
Mary
ˈmɛərɪ
miserere
ˌmɪzəˈrɛərɪ
nary
ˈnɛərɪ
non-dairy
ˌnɒnˈdɛərɪ
prairie
ˈprɛərɪ
scarey
ˈskɛərɪ
Tipperary
ˌtɪpəˈrɛərɪ
vary
ˈvɛərɪ
wary
ˈwɛərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCARY

scarlet letter
scarlet pimpernel
scarlet runner
scarlet runner bean
scarlet tanager
scarlet woman
scarlet women
scarmoge
scarp
scarpa
scarper
scarph
scarpines
scarred
scarring
Scarron
scarry
scart
scarves
scat

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCARY

apothecary
bibliothecary
collared peccary
formicary
hypothecary
peccary
piscary
pothecary
unscary
vicary
white-lipped peccary

Synonyms and antonyms of scary in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SCARY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «scary» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of scary

Translation of «scary» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCARY

Find out the translation of scary to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scary from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scary» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

引起惊慌的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

espeluznante
570 millions of speakers

English

scary
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डरावना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُخِيف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

страшный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

assustador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভীতিকর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

effrayant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menakutkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gruselig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

怖い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무시무시한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyenengake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đáng sợ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பயங்கரமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धडकी भरवणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

korkutucu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spaventoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

budzący strach
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

страшний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

înfricoșător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τρομακτικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

scary
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skrämmande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skremmende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scary

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCARY»

The term «scary» is very widely used and occupies the 7.033 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCARY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «scary» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «scary» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scary

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10 QUOTES WITH «SCARY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word scary.
1
Aziz Ansari
The whole idea of love is scary - so is being with someone for the rest of your life and being happy with them for the rest of your life. There's lots of research to suggest that, actually, love's not really that simple.
2
Diora Baird
Your mind can do wonders, so scary movies are not the healthiest for me because it does freak me out.
3
Julie Benz
If you're offered something, you're not really sure exactly what is that they saw in you that they think is the character so it's a little scary, I feel.
4
Jason Biggs
Something about being projected on a 70 foot screen makes you more attractive and appealing to the opposite sex, which is pretty scary.
5
David Blaine
I remember finding a Houdini book at the library and seeing an image of him chained on the side of a building. He looked so intense and scary, and I couldn't get that image out of my head. That started building up my love of magic.
6
Cate Blanchett
You know you've made it when you've been moulded in miniature plastic. But you know what children do with Barbie dolls - it's a bit scary, actually.
7
Matthew Bourne
I saw the Nutcracker to be a dummy as I thought of its mouth moving like a nutcracker - and also find them pretty scary as they almost have a life of their own.
8
Nicolas Cage
When I was eight, I would look at the cover of the 'Ghost Rider' comic book in my little home in Long Beach, California, and I couldn't get my head around how something that scary could also be good. To me it was my first philosophical awakening - 'How is this possible, this duality?'
9
Richard Chizmar
My neighborhood was like 'The Wonder Years.' We played until 10 o'clock at night. We used to tell scary stories. I was the one scaring them. We used to play football by this place called the Myer's House. It was a big, spooky house with the gables; we'd hang out there and scare each other.
10
Vincent D'Onofrio
It's like why people read scary books or go see scary movies. Because it creates a distance. They're scared, but they're not going to get hurt.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCARY»

Discover the use of scary in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scary and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Scary, Scary Halloween
"Carefully planned and executed, illustrations and text nicely unified, this is well designed for group use and a fine introduction to Halloween story programs." -- School Library Journal, starred review
Eve Bunting, 1986
2
Short and Scary!
Over forty stories in one book - all of them very, very short! None of the stories are more than two pages long, but each of them is special and thought-provoking.
Louise Cooper, 2002
3
Favorite Scary Stories of American Children
A collection, selected by children as their favorites, of twenty-three spooky tales from a variety of ethnic traditions.
Richard Young, Judy Dockrey Young, 1999
4
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Here is a selection of extraordinarily chilling tales along with spine-tingling illustrations by renowned artist Brett Helquist.
Alvin Schwartz, 2010
5
Confessions of a Scary Mommy: An Honest and Irreverent Look ...
Of course you would lay down your life for them. But be honest now: Have you ever wondered what possessed you to sign up for the job of motherhood? STOP! DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOK UNTIL YOU RECITE THESE VOWS!
Jill Smokler, 2012
6
Scary Mary
Mary has always been different.
S. A. Hunter, 2013
7
Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones
. Welcome to the frightening world of Scary Stories, a collection of folklorist Alvin Schwartz's most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time, with spine-tingling illustrations by renowned artist Brett ...
Alvin Schwartz, 2011
8
Scary School
Join Charles "New Kid" Nukid as he makes some very Scary friends—including Petunia, Johnny, and Peter the Wolf—and figures out that Scary School can be just as funny as it is spooky!
Derek the Ghost, 2011
9
Scary Clowns
A pop-up clown in the middle of the book forces the reader to confront his darkest fear in 3-D. It is all done in the name of good, clean fun, of course. Why are seemingly innocuous clowns so horrifying to so many people?
‎2006
10
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 25th Anniversary Edition: ...
Tapped from the oral traditions of American folklore, these ghost stories and tales of weird happenings, witches, and graveyards have startling, funny, or surprising endings. Simultaneous.
‎1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCARY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scary is used in the context of the following news items.
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Impact of scary TV on children 'overdone'
Their findings, published in the journal Human Communication Research, suggest that children are fairly resilient to scary items they see on television generally. «SBS, May 15»
2
Ernie Boch Jr. donates $20000 to replace 'Scary Lucy' statue
A fund-raising campaign to replace “Scary Lucy” was already in the works — and a Facebook group has called for the removal and immediate replacement of ... «Boston Globe, May 15»
3
The 'Scary Lucy' Statue Will Get a New Home
Dubbed “Scary Lucy,” the bronze likeness (which critics say bears little resemblance to the actress) will be featured in the National Comedy Center, a new ... «TIME, May 15»
4
Scary Lucille Ball Statue Sculptor Apologizes for "Unsettling" Work
"I take full responsibility for 'Scary Lucy,' though by no means was that my intent or did I wish to disparage in any way the memories of the iconic Lucy image," ... «Us Magazine, Apr 15»
5
Sculptor Behind 'Scary' Lucille Ball Statue Offers to Replace it for Free
“I take full responsibility for 'Scary Lucy,' though by no means was that my intent or did I wish to disparage in any way the memories of the iconic Lucy image,” ... «TIME, Apr 15»
6
FA Chairman Greg Dyke attacks 'scary' rise in surrounding referees
The Football Association chairman, Greg Dyke, is concerned at what he calls a “scary” rise in players surrounding referees, and has warned clubs throughout ... «The Independent, Mar 15»
7
Six Nations: Ireland wary of 'scary' threat from England's attacking …
Ireland's assistant coach, Les Kiss, has warned that George Ford's “scary ... “Our preparation starts with the analysis and that's been pretty scary with what they ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
8
Chris Henry grateful to be back after 'scary few weeks'
The 30-year-old that adds, 'It's been a scary few weeks to be honest but I feel very lucky that I was in that environment and getting such incredible medical ... «SportsJOE.ie, Dec 14»
9
'Scary Stories' movie finds a new writer
Alvin Schwartz's "Scary Stories to Tell In the Dark" may have been just for kids, but the movie version won't be. CBS Films has been working on an adaptation of ... «CNN, Nov 14»
10
Shia LaBeouf talks "scary" jail time
"Jail was quite scary... I was there for, it felt like forever, I think 24 hours 25 hours," he recalled. "I really went all the way with it they put a Hannibal mask on me ... «CBS News, Oct 14»

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