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Meaning of "soapy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SOAPY

soapy  [ˈsəʊpɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOAPY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Soapy can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SOAPY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

soapy

Soap opera

A soap opera, or simply a soap, is a serial drama, on television or radio, that features related story lines dealing with the lives of multiple characters. The stories in these series typically focus heavily on emotional relationships to the point of melodrama. The name soap opera stems from the fact that many of the sponsors and producers of the original dramatic serials' broadcast on radio were soap manufacturers.

Definition of soapy in the English dictionary

The first definition of soapy in the dictionary is containing or covered with soap. Other definition of soapy is resembling or characteristic of soap. Soapy is also flattering or persuasive.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOAPY


atopy
ˈætəʊpɪ
dopey
ˈdəʊpɪ
dopy
ˈdəʊpɪ
Hopi
ˈhəʊpɪ
mopey
ˈməʊpɪ
mopy
ˈməʊpɪ
phototropy
ˌfəʊtəʊˈtrəʊpɪ
pleiotropy
ˈplaɪəʊˌtrəʊpɪ
presbyopy
ˈprɛzbɪˌəʊpɪ
ropey
ˈrəʊpɪ
ropy
ˈrəʊpɪ
Sinope
səˈnəʊpɪ
slopy
ˈsləʊpɪ
soapie
ˈsəʊpɪ
topi
ˈtəʊpɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOAPY

soapbox orator
soapbox oratory
soapdish
soaper
soapflakes
soapie
soapier
soapies
soapiest
soapily
soapiness
soapland
soapless
soaplike
soapolallie
soaproot
soapstone
soapsuds
soapwort
soar

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOAPY

aromatherapy
chemotherapy
electroconvulsive therapy
family therapy
gene therapy
group therapy
hormone replacement therapy
hypnotherapy
immunotherapy
occupational therapy
pharmacotherapy
physical therapy
physiotherapy
phytotherapy
psychotherapy
radiation therapy
radiotherapy
speech therapy
therapy
triple combination therapy

Synonyms and antonyms of soapy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «soapy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOAPY

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

Translator English - Chinese

肥皂水
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

jabonosa
570 millions of speakers

English

soapy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

साबुन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصابون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мыльной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sabão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তোষামোদপূর্ণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

savonneux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sabun
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

seifig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

せっけんの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비누
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Soapy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có xà bông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சவக்காரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खुशामत करणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sabunlu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

insaponato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mydlany
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мильною
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

săpun
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σαπούνι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

seep
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tvål
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

såpe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of soapy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOAPY»

The term «soapy» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.639 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOAPY» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «SOAPY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word soapy.
1
Jamelia
I used to be a window cleaner. I got fired because I sometimes liked to drink the soapy water.
2
Claire Tomalin
One of my most vivid memories of the mid-1950s is of crying into a washbasin full of soapy grey baby clothes - there were no washing machines - while my handsome and adored husband was off playing football in the park on Sunday morning with all the delightful young men who had been friends to both of us at Cambridge three years earlier.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOAPY»

Discover the use of soapy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to soapy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Soapy-Dope: The Monster Who Lived in a Chuckhole
The Soapy-Dope, a mean ol' monster who lives in a chuckhole beside the road, likes to scare happy little woodland animals.
Denvil Mullins, 2001
2
Soapy: A Biography of G. Mennen Williams
"This is an important book about an important public official, G. Mennen 'Soapy' Williams---an unabashed liberal, a true humanitarian, and a great patriot.
Thomas J. Noer, 2009
3
"That Fiend in Hell": Soapy Smith in Legend
Then, a few days later, he was dead, killed in a shootout over a card game. With Smith’s death, Skagway rid itself of crime forever. Or at least, so the story goes.
Catherine Holder Spude, 2012
4
The reign of Soapy Smith, monarch of misrule in the last ...
His first congregation was composed largely of Soapy's crowd. The dictator in person occupied a front seat, his voice ringing out in the singing of his favorite hymn, one line of which ran, "Free from the law, O blessed condition !" Under Soapy's ...
William Ross Collier, Edwin Victor Westrate, 1937
5
The Soapy Murder Case
Tim Kelly A Who Dunit Soap Opera Farce Characters: 5 male, 5 female.
Tim Kelly, 2011
6
Soapy Smith: Skagway's Scourge of the Klondike
No swindler was more successful at his craft than Jefferson Randolph Soapy Smith, who ruled Skagway, Alaska, with a quick hand and a scheming mind. This book explores his most outrageous escapades.
Stan Sauerwein, 2005
7
Soapy Smith, King Con: A Biography of Alaska's Most Feared ...
However, less than a year later, the town had had enough of Soapy. This is a rip-snorting portrait of the rise to power of a man without a conscience.
Jane Haigh, 2005
8
The Soapy Shrimp Boat
" Several of the books are known world-wide. Kim is a speaker at various events and enjoys landscaping, crabbing, floundering, fishing with her husband, reads every chance she gets, and loves to collect old duck decoys.
Kim Dowers, 2012
9
Food Chemistry
Aroma threshold values (odor and/or taste) of free fatty acids in different food items a Odor/taste not separated. b Quality of taste: 4:0 rancid, 6:0 rancid, like goat, 8:0 musty, rancid, soapy, 10:0, 12:0 and 14:0 soapy n.d.: not determined.
H.-D. Belitz, Werner Grosch, Peter Schieberle, 2009
10
Love's Golden Destiny
Pugh walked back to his quarters, wondering if Soapy Smith was having as much trouble in Skagway as he was in Dawson. As he reached the door of his rooms, he paused, one hand on the knob, and chuckled. Thinking of Soapy always ...
Patricia Matthews, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOAPY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term soapy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Soapy mixture will eventually ward off bees from pool
Question from Scott: We have so many bees around our pool that we are no longer able to use it. Each year has gotten much worse over the last 10 years. «azcentral.com, Jul 15»
2
Cox excited to run Soapy Aitken in Super Sprint
CLIVE COX is confident his Royal Ascot fourth Soapy Aitken can bounce back from an odds-on defeat at Sandown two weeks ago and claim victory in the ... «Racing Post, Jul 15»
3
'Rookie Blue' Season 6 Turns 'Soapy' as Andy Accepts Sam and His …
Season 6 of the Canadian police drama TV series “Rookie Blue” is turning 'soapy' as the show focuses on how Andy McNally, played by Missy Peregrym, ... «Master Herald, Jul 15»
4
Soapy Wants Sandown Shower
Clive Cox is keeping his fingers crossed the forecast thunderstorms hit Sandown ahead of Soapy Aitken's bid to get back on the winning trail in the Racing UK ... «Sportinglife.com, Jul 15»
5
MTV's 'Scream' adaptation more soapy than scary
Boo — as in what a disappointed audience yells, and not as in scaring someone. “Scream,” MTV's new series adaptation of the “Scream” movie franchise, isn't ... «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
6
Compelling history of Gateway to the Klondike after Soapy Smith's …
No Alaska town holds the mythic appeal of Skagway. As the fabled Gateway to the Klondike, Skagway was where thousands of prospectors first alit on northern ... «Alaska Dispatch News, Jun 15»
7
'Soapy Fish' by Nature?
I picked up the metaphor of "soapy fish" in Mexico. It describes a person who is like a soaped fish. You can't catch him. It looks as if you had coaxed him to agree, ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
8
'Chocolate City' aims for a 'Magic Mike' touch, turns soapy
"Y'all seen 'Magic Mike,' right?" Michael Jai White rhetorically asks in the opening scene of "Chocolate City." "Now, we gonna add a little chocolate." One could ... «Los Angeles Times, May 15»
9
ABC cancels soapy 'Revenge'
ABC is pulling the plug on soapy drama Revenge after four seasons. The series, which stars Emily VanCamp as a woman plotting against a Hamptons family to ... «USA TODAY, Apr 15»
10
why DID Foreign Office make the Queen serve shabby Chablis to …
The Burgundy is rated B and in October 2008 was described as being 'slightly soapy'. A tasting in February 2011 noted the wine, which can sell for up to £100 a ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Soapy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/soapy>. Apr 2024 ».
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