Meaning

3 senses
  1. In the style of jazz.

    resembling jazz (especially in its rhythm)

  2. Flashy or showy.

    grell, protzig, auffällig

  3. Lacking focus; jittery or jangly.

Examples

6 sentences
  1. This is a jazzy chord progression.

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  2. This chord progression sounds very jazzy.

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  3. If you add sevenths to these chords, the piece suddenly sounds very jazzy.

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  4. This chord progression sounds jazzy.

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  5. If you add sevenths to the chords in this piece, it suddenly sounds very jazzy.

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Translations

4 languages
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By meaning 1
flashy or showy:

Forms

jazzier, jazziest
Comparativejazzier Lesson
Superlativejazziest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
gaudy:gaudyB2
flashy or showy:flashy
lacking focus:jitteryjangling
in the style of jazz:jazzlike
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
jazzy — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto