racy

1 of 2

adjective (1)

ˈrā-sē

racier; raciest

: full of zest or vigor

: having a strongly marked quality : piquant

a racy flavor

: risqué, suggestive

racy jokes

: having the distinctive quality of something in its original or most characteristic form

racily

ˈrā-sə-lē

adverb

raciness

ˈrā-sē-nəs How to pronounce racy (audio)

noun

racy

2 of 2

adjective (2)

racier; raciest

: having a body or shape that is suited for racing

a racy dog

a car with racy lines

racy

adjective

as in lively

having much high-spirited energy and movement vivid writing and a racy plot that keeps readers turning the pages

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lively
animated
energetic
animate
brisk
active
bouncing
jaunty
spirited
frisky
jazzy
zippy
playful
peppy
sprightly
perky
pert
kinetic
vivacious
snappy
spanking
gay
enthusiastic
cheerful
airy
springy
sparky
awake
mettlesome
dashing
bright
vital
up
agile
dapper
eager
spiffy
on the go
effervescent
exuberant
pizazzy
buoyant
pizzazzy
sparkly
ebullient
boisterous
spry
chipper
upbeat
bubbly
nimble
chirpy
agog
frolicsome
alert
impish
nervous
pixieish
keen
wide-awake
skittish
high-spirited
chirrupy
open-eyed
high-strung

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

languid
vapid
listless
languishing
inactive
limp
leaden
lackadaisical
dead
lifeless
spiritless
inanimate
lazy
inert
languorous
sluggish
indolent
torpid
tired
sleepy
unambitious
weary
stolid
lethargic
boring
phlegmatic
dull
tedious
irksome
impassive
apathetic

as in spicy

hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent a raunchy comedy with language that was a little too racy for an eight-year-old child

Synonyms & Similar Words

spicy
suggestive
risqué
bawdy
vulgar
ribald
lewd
gamy
naughty
blue
salty
off
pornographic
off-color
obscene
raunchy
gamey
crude
off-colored
coarse
smutty
prurient
nasty
warm
leering
foul
indecent
lascivious
earthy
dirty
filthy
barnyard
indelicate
X-rated
gross
indecorous
unprintable
porny
unpublishable
immodest
gutter
stag
coarse-grained
locker-room

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

inoffensive
clean
innocuous
decent
prudish
G-rated
staid
puritanical
nonobscene
genteel
straitlaced
proper
prim
straightlaced
decorous
polite
correct
respectable
nice
priggish
seemly
Victorian

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of racy are piquant, poignant, and pungent. While all these words mean "sharp and stimulating to the mind or the senses," racy implies having a strongly characteristic natural quality fresh and unimpaired.

spontaneous, racy prose

While in some cases nearly identical to racy, piquant suggests a power to whet the appetite or interest through tartness or mild pungency.

a piquant sauce

The synonyms poignant and racy are sometimes interchangeable, but poignant suggests something is sharply or piercingly effective in stirring one's emotions.

felt a poignant sense of loss

While the synonyms pungent and racy are close in meaning, pungent implies a sharp, stinging, or biting quality especially of odors.

a cheese with a pungent odor

单词	racy
释义	racy 1 of 2 adjective (1) ˈrā-sē racier; raciest 1 a : full of zest or vigor b : having a strongly marked quality : piquant a racy flavor c : risqué, suggestive racy jokes 2 : having the distinctive quality of something in its original or most characteristic form racily ˈrā-sə-lē adverb raciness ˈrā-sē-nəs noun racy 2 of 2 adjective (2) racier; raciest : having a body or shape that is suited for racing a racy dog a car with racy lines Synonyms Adjective (1) active airy animate animated bouncing brisk energetic frisky gay jaunty jazzy kinetic lively mettlesome peppy perky pert pizzazzy pizazzy snappy spanking sparky spirited sprightly springy vital vivacious zippy See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History Etymology Adjective (1) race entry 1 Adjective (2) race entry 2 First Known Use Adjective (1) circa 1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Adjective (2) 1841, in the meaning defined above racy adjective 1 as in lively having much high-spirited energy and movement vivid writing and a racy plot that keeps readers turning the pages Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance lively animated energetic animate brisk active bouncing jaunty spirited frisky jazzy zippy playful peppy sprightly perky pert kinetic vivacious snappy spanking gay enthusiastic cheerful airy springy sparky awake mettlesome dashing bright vital up agile dapper eager spiffy on the go effervescent exuberant pizazzy buoyant pizzazzy sparkly ebullient boisterous spry chipper upbeat bubbly nimble chirpy agog frolicsome alert impish nervous pixieish keen wide-awake skittish high-spirited chirrupy open-eyed high-strung Antonyms & Near Antonyms languid vapid listless languishing inactive limp leaden lackadaisical dead lifeless spiritless inanimate lazy inert languorous sluggish indolent torpid tired sleepy unambitious weary stolid lethargic boring phlegmatic dull tedious irksome impassive apathetic See More 2 as in spicy hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent a raunchy comedy with language that was a little too racy for an eight-year-old child Synonyms & Similar Words spicy suggestive risqué bawdy vulgar ribald lewd gamy naughty blue salty off pornographic off-color obscene raunchy gamey crude off-colored coarse smutty prurient nasty warm leering foul indecent lascivious earthy dirty filthy barnyard indelicate X-rated gross indecorous unprintable porny unpublishable immodest gutter stag coarse-grained locker-room Antonyms & Near Antonyms inoffensive clean innocuous decent prudish G-rated staid puritanical nonobscene genteel straitlaced proper prim straightlaced decorous polite correct respectable nice priggish seemly Victorian See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of racy are piquant, poignant, and pungent. While all these words mean "sharp and stimulating to the mind or the senses," racy implies having a strongly characteristic natural quality fresh and unimpaired. spontaneous, racy prose While in some cases nearly identical to racy, piquant suggests a power to whet the appetite or interest through tartness or mild pungency. a piquant sauce The synonyms poignant and racy are sometimes interchangeable, but poignant suggests something is sharply or piercingly effective in stirring one's emotions. felt a poignant sense of loss While the synonyms pungent and racy are close in meaning, pungent implies a sharp, stinging, or biting quality especially of odors. a cheese with a pungent odor
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