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- Dictionaryspoony/ˈspuːni/
adjective
- 1. sentimentally or foolishly amorous: "I was spoony over Miss Talmadge to the point of idolatry"
noun
- 1. a silly or foolish person: archaic "what the deuce can she find in that spoony of a Pitt Crawley?"
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1. : silly, foolish. especially : unduly sentimental. 2. : being sentimentally in love. Did you know? In 19th-century British slang, spoon meant "simpleton (a meaning that may have been influenced by the "shallowness" of some spoons). That use of "spoon" brought about the adjective "spoony" to describe a silly or foolish person.
Sep 28, 2024 · spoony (plural spoonies) (informal) A foolish, simple, or silly person. (informal) A foolishly amorous person. Major Pendennis, when the offer of the commission was acknowledged and refused, wrote back a curt and somewhat angry letter to the widow, and thought his nephew was rather a.
spoony in British English. or spooney (ˈspuːnɪ ) rare, old-fashioned, slang. adjective Word forms: spoonier, spooniest. 1. foolishly or stupidly amorous. noun Word forms: plural spoonies. 2. a silly person, esp one in love. Collins English Dictionary.
Spoony definition: foolishly or sentimentally amorous. See examples of SPOONY used in a sentence.
Define spoony. spoony synonyms, spoony pronunciation, spoony translation, English dictionary definition of spoony. also spoon·ey adj. spoon·i·er , spoon·i·est 1. Enamored in a silly or sentimental way. 2. Feebly sentimental; gushy. American Heritage® Dictionary of the...
adjective. spoonier, spooniest. Silly or foolish; esp., foolishly sentimental or amorous. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Feebly sentimental; gushy. Wiktionary. noun. (informal) A foolish, simple, or silly person.
OED's earliest evidence for spoony is from 1813, in a diary entry by Peter Hawker, army officer and writer. It is also recorded as a noun from the late 1700s. spoony is formed within English, by derivation.
Synonyms for SPOONY: sentimental, sticky, sloppy, wet, fuzzy, mawkish, gooey, corny; Antonyms of SPOONY: unsentimental, cynical, unadulterated, unvarnished, hardheaded, antisentimental, hard-boiled, hard-edged
enamored in a silly or sentimental way. feebly sentimental. Noun. spoony (plural spoonies)
foolishly or stupidly amorous. n ( pl spoonies) a fool or silly person, esp one in love. 'spoony' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): spooney. Forum discussions with the word (s) "spoony" in the title: Spoony over. Visit the English Only Forum.
