What does wavy mean?
Definitions for wavy
ˈweɪ viwavy
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word wavy.
Princeton's WordNet
wavyadjective
(of hair) having waves
"she had long wavy hair"
crinkled, crinkly, rippled, wavy, wavelikeadjective
uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves
Wiktionary
wavyadjective
Rising or swelling in waves.
wavyadjective
Full of waves.
wavyadjective
Moving to and fro; undulating.
wavyadjective
Having wave-like shapes on its border or surface; waved.
wavyadjective
Moving up and down relative to the surface; undulate.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Wavyadjective
Etymology: from wave.
For thee the ocean smiles, and smooths her wavy breast;
And heav’n itself with more serene and purer light is blest. Dryden.Where full-ear’d sheaves of rye
Grow wavy on the tilth, that soil select
For apples. Philips.Let her glad vallies smile with wavy corn;
Let fleecy flocks her rising hills adorn. Matthew Prior.
Wikipedia
wavy
WAVY-TV (channel 10) is a television station licensed to Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, serving the Hampton Roads area as an affiliate of NBC. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside Virginia Beach–licensed Fox affiliate WVBT (channel 43). Both stations share studios on Wavy Street in downtown Portsmouth, while WAVY-TV's transmitter is located in Suffolk, Virginia.
ChatGPT
wavy
Wavy refers to a series of curving, smooth, repetitive patterns or movements that resemble waves, often found in aspects such as hair, fabric, or even sound patterns. It may also refer to an object's shape or design that is not a straight line but moving up and down in a regular pattern like sea waves.
Webster Dictionary
Wavyadjective
rising or swelling in waves; full of waves
Wavyadjective
playing to and fro; undulating; as, wavy flames
Wavyadjective
undulating on the border or surface; waved
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wavy in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wavy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of wavy in a Sentence
I feel like it's Christmas morning because if they remove this cataract I'll be able to see and I have a hard time seeing, i have all kinds of things going on where it's kind of distorted and then it's got a wavy thing and now I have this cataract which is a big blurry spot. Lots of people have had cataract surgery or their parents have had cataract surgery.
That jet stream has become wavy, and it's got stuck in what we call an Omega block, because it's got the shape of the Greek letter Omega, and when it gets in that, it doesn't move anywhere, it blocks it, so the high pressure that's been building just gets stuck for days or weeks on end, and these Omegas appear in different parts of the northern hemisphere.
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- zvlněnýCzech
- welligGerman
- ondumitaEsperanto
- undoso, ondulado, ondeante, ondulatorio, ondulanteSpanish
- aaltoileva, aaltoinen, vellovaFinnish
- ondulant, onduléFrench
- bergelombangIndonesian
- ondulatoItalian
- ウエーブのかかった, くねくねしたJapanese
- ಅಲೆಅಲೆಯಾದKannada
- 떨리는Korean
- māwhaiMāori
- bølgeteNorwegian
- falistyPolish
- onduladoPortuguese
- колеблющийся, волнообразный, волнистыйRussian
- vågigSwedish
- dalgalıTurkish
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