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.

  2. This chord progression sounds very jazzy.

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

  4. This chord progression sounds jazzy.

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

Translations

4 languages
Deutsch
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
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