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# bouncy

adjective (bouncy, bouncier, bounciest)

«bouncy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Bouncy describes something that bounces well, like a ball or a trampoline. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bouncy/#m1)
2. Bouncy describes a person or animal who is lively, cheerful and full of energy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bouncy/#m2)
3. Bouncy hair is full and springy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bouncy/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: a bouncy castle at a party, a bouncy ball, a bouncy puppy. In science, pupils test which balls are bounciest (a fair test: drop from the same height, measure the bounce). Safety: take turns on bouncy castles and trampolines, and take shoes off.

### Examples

- We jumped on the bouncy castle at the fair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bouncy/#x1)
- This rubber ball is really bouncy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bouncy/#x2)
- The puppy is bouncy and happy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bouncy/#x3)
- Which ball is the bounciest? Let's measure. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bouncy/#x4)
- The car ride was bouncy on the bumpy road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bouncy/#x5)
- She was in a bouncy mood after winning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bouncy/#x6)

### Note

Comparative: bouncier, bounciest (y → i). From «bounce». In the UK the inflatable toy is a «bouncy castle»; in the US «bounce house».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bouncy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bouncy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bouncy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bouncy.html) on Mova free.