Groovy

Part of speech: adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹuvi/

Definitions

1. Cool, fashionable, or excellent in a stylish way, especially associated with 1960s and 1970s culture
2. Chic, trendy, or delightful in a manner that evokes excitement, particularly tied to the aesthetics of mid-20th century counterculture
3. Stylish, appealing, or admirable in a way that resonates with the vibes of the 1960s and 1970s youth movements

Etymology: "Groovy" began as a phrase about sound quality. "In the groove" described a record playing smoothly, with the needle running cleanly along the grooves cut into the disc, and that sense of things running perfectly carried over into slang. The adjective is formed simply from "groove" plus the suffix "-y", the ordinary English way of turning a noun into a descriptive word. From there the meaning drifted from "well-run" toward "excellent" and then toward something stylish and exciting. Over the decades the word came to be tied to the fashions, music and attitudes of the mid-twentieth-century counterculture, where it signalled a kind of relaxed, appreciative enthusiasm.

Synonyms: fantastic, excellent, cool, awesome, rad

Antonyms: bad, awful, terrible, boring, dull