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When not deeply engaged in creative activities, or numbed out by the TV, I felt empty. My heart hurt. I often felt hollow or as if I were some sort of wispy ghost, barely existing.
Judith Wright

Meaning of "wispy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WISPY

wispy  [ˈwɪspɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WISPY

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

WHAT DOES WISPY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of wispy in the English dictionary

The definition of wispy in the dictionary is wisplike; delicate, faint, light, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WISPY


crispy
ˈkrɪspɪ
gaspy
ˈɡɑːspɪ
Gillespie
ɡɪˈlɛspɪ
Legaspi
lɛˈɡæspɪ
raspy
ˈrɑːspɪ
waspie
ˈwɒspɪ
waspy
ˈwɒspɪ
will-o-the-wispy
ˌwɪləðəˈwɪspɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WISPY

wishy-washy
wisket
Wisla
Wislany Zalew
Wismar
wisp
wispier
wispiest
wispily
wispiness
wispish
wisplike
wist
wistaria
wisteria
wistful
wistfully
wistfulness
wistiti
wistly

WORDS THAT END LIKE WISPY

canopy
copy
counterspy
creepy
espy
flappy
happy
hippy
I-spy
occupy
paspy
physical therapy
poppy
puppy
py
sleepy
spy
superspy
therapy
unhappy

Synonyms and antonyms of wispy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WISPY»

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

Translation of «wispy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WISPY

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

Translator English - Chinese

束状
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ralo
570 millions of speakers

English

wispy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

wispy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ناعم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Тонкие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rala
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

wispy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vaporeux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bijak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wispy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

かすかな
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전경
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wispy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

một nạm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மிகச்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शहादी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bir tutam
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

wispy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

delikatne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тонкі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

subtire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ψιλές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

yl
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stripig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pistrete
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wispy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WISPY»

The term «wispy» is regularly used and occupies the 64.423 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WISPY» OVER TIME

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

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4 QUOTES WITH «WISPY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wispy.
1
Barry Hannah
I distrust thought. The interior life is highly overrated. I don't like the wispy and the vague... or inductive logic in any kind of writing. I'm impatient with writers who make too much sense. The better things that I've done have come to me by instinct.
2
Liz Murray
I have just one black and white photograph left of my mother when she was younger. She was 17 when it was taken and beautiful with wispy curls and eyes that shone like dark marbles.
3
Jason James Richter
No one gave a crap that I was the kid from 'Free Willy'. You're not in some wispy fantasyland where everyone's telling you 'yes' all the time, which happens a lot to actors.
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Judith Wright
When not deeply engaged in creative activities, or numbed out by the TV, I felt empty. My heart hurt. I often felt hollow or as if I were some sort of wispy ghost, barely existing.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WISPY»

Discover the use of wispy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wispy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Wispy, the littlest witch
Although Wispy isn't big enough to ride with the other witches on Halloween, she does find an important job just right for her.
Rosemary Leahy Varney, 1977
2
Wispy Willy
Wispy Willy is a little cloud with a big attitude problem.
Diane Hanny, 2011
3
Chef of Distinction
Humorous fiction. Chef of Distinction! is the second in Wispy Gorman s series of comic novels, which began with Harry Hop-Pole. This time, Gorman takes on the little-known, often quite lonely world of the celebrity chef.
Wispy Gorman, 2012
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Besides
black night sky streaked with wispy ash grey cirrus clouds and opaque black night sky streaked with wispy ash grey cirrus clouds and opaque black night sky streaked with wispy ash grey cirrus clouds and opaque black night sky streaked with ...
Daniel Paul Gilbert
5
BECOMING DEATH
Offered kisses to keep their mouths shut? Hoped to silence them by sheer terror? ” “But they are only girls!” he protested numbly. “Makes four of us, or hadn't you noticed?” “Are you coming?” Wispy asked. “What is the matter? We can't afford to  ...
John David, 2014
6
Tiny Publics: A Theory of Group Action and Culture
course, satisfaction with a local culture shapes loyalty. Those who engage in serious leisure (Stebbins 2006) may locate this sense of self higher on the identity hierarchy, yet the commitment required to partake in a related wispy community ...
Gary Alan Fine, 2012
7
WiSpY
A young blogger has the ultimate on-line encounter; a spirit partner who introduces him to a world he must master to save his own.
Rob Andrews, 2011
8
Angel
The fat studentin the back row of Vanessa's “The Nature of Evil” lecture had fallen asleep again,buthis antithesis with the wispy beard trying to grow into manhood through his chin wasaswide awake asusual. Betweenthemthis pair always gave ...
Garry Kilworth, 2013
9
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The remairung surfaces are bnllianr and essennally blemish-free, saye for a tew wispy hairlines in rhe obyerse fields. This loyely piece may haye clauns ro a higher grade. Populanon: 7 in 61, 121 finer (3/04l. (*4773l (Regisrry yalues: N491l ...
Ivy Press, James L. Halperin (Editor), 2004
10
Henry, Black Lightning and the Rubber Band
What you may not really know is that there really are two kinds of witches, good and bad. I have knownboth kinds.Unfortunately, when Imeet theevil type no good comesof it. Sometimes I can get one of mynymph friends to bring one ofthe Wispy  ...
Christopher A. Salvo, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WISPY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wispy is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Furry' Clouds Create Spectacular Effect Over Ocean (Photo)
Wispy, featherlike clouds off the coast of Chile appear to cover the Pacific Ocean in white fur in a newly released satellite photo. The natural-color image, taken ... «Live Science, Jun 15»
2
Wispy-bearded Colborne might be Flames' top playoff performer
“Pretty awful,” laments David Jones, one position down the late-lunchtime interview line, glancing over at Colborne's wispy sideburns and sketchy (to put it ... «Calgary Herald, May 15»
3
NASA says wispy green objects in space are tens of thousands of …
NASA seems to always be taking images of some spectacular sights in the universe around us. A series of objects were photographed in deep space that look ... «SlashGear, Apr 15»
4
Hinterland review – wispy but affecting drama about young adulthood
Director-writer-actor Harry Macqueen's first feature is so wispy and slight that it would only take a strong sneeze to blow it away, but its tender sensitivity is ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
5
Grand Teton taken over by rare wispy clouds that roll over Wyoming …
A bizarre sheet of wispy clouds billowing over the Teton mountain range has been enchanting tourists and even veteran employees of the Wyoming national ... «Daily Mail, Feb 15»
6
Justin Bieber rocks a wispy moustache at post-Grammys bash
Justin Bieber recently insisted that he's far from being the juvenile rapscallion his past behaviour may have suggested. And, perhaps in an effort to show how ... «Daily Mail, Feb 15»
7
Mum's miRNA Regulated By Wispy
This maternal miRNA adenylation is extensively conserved in fly, sea urchin and mouse. They also found that the enzyme called Wispy is required to catalyze ... «Asian Scientist Magazine, Dec 14»
8
Fuller shines in Merrimack Rep's wispy '13 Things'
Meghan Moore. Penny Fuller plays Virginia, the widow in “13 Things About Ed Carpolotti.” LOWELL — There are really only two things to say about “13 Things ... «Boston Globe, Dec 14»
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Wispy 'Hello, Dolly!' is showing its old age
Wispy 'Hello, Dolly!' is showing its old age. REVIEW: Chanhassen Dinner Theatre has revived this slight farce, and, as a night at the museum, “Hello, Dolly! «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Sep 14»
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Justin Bieber Shaves His Tiny Mustache. We're Equally Parts Glad …
Many of us have been afflicted by it since he first debuted the wispy, patchy upper-lip look (seen below) last year. But there is light at the end of the tunnel: Bieber ... «PEOPLE StyleWatch, Aug 14»

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