bouncy

Like a trampoline

Bouncy describes something that springs back when pressed or struck—a bouncy ball, a bouncy mattress.

By extension, bouncy characterizes lively, energetic movement or personality: bouncy pop music, She arrived in a bouncy mood.

Hair that's bouncy has springy volume rather than lying flat.

elastic

rubber

Elastic polymer from trees

recoil · spandex · latex · tensile · flexibility · slinky · expandable · elasticity · trampoline · bungee

hair

curly

Having spiral locks

ringlets · wavy · fullness · tousled · perm · body · texture · lustrous · shampoo · conditioner

energetic

peppy

Energetic and cheerful

animated · exuberant · perky · dynamic · effervescent · chipper · zippy · frisky · bubbly · hyperactive

buoyant

floating

Staying atop liquid

buoy · waterwings · pontoon · flotation · cork · lifejacket · airfilled · swimming · dinghy · balloon

Categories
Opposites
physical elasticity

bouncyrigid

Unable to bend

stiff · inelastic · unyielding · inflexible · hard

personality/mood

bouncysullen

Silently bad-tempered

listless · morose · low-spirited · depressed · flat

texture/consistency

bouncycrumbly

Prone to fragmenting

brittle · crisp · friable · flaky · short

Phrases
Family

bounce, bouncing, rebound, bounced, bounces, bouncer, bouncers, bounciness, bouncily

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G