jazzier

With added syncopation

Jazzier is the comparative form of jazzy, meaning more lively, flashy, or spirited.

Something jazzier has more pizzazz or stylistic flair than what it's being compared to: The designer wanted something jazzier than the plain black dress.

The word can describe music with more jazz influence, or anything with added energy and visual appeal.

musical

swing

Suspended recreational seat

scat · fusion · Dixieland · brass · saxophone · trumpet · piano · harmony · melody · big band

stylish

flashier

More ostentatious

fancier · bolder · livelier · zestier · peppier · showier · snappier · spiffier · swankier · ritzier

rhythmic

syncopation

Stressed unexpected beats

beat · tempo · pulse · accents · offbeat · cross-rhythm · shuffle · bouncy · driving · punchy

improvisation

spontaneity

Acting without forethought

  • riffingImprovising musical phrases
  • jammingBlocking or wedging forcefully
  • solosSingle-performer pieces

scatting · ad-lib · freestyle · extemporization · variation · ornamentation · embellishment · flourishes · runs · licks

Opposites
stylistic liveliness

jazzierblander

More lacking in flavor

duller · plainer · drabber · flatter · stodgier

musical character

jazzierstiffer

Less flexible, comparatively

squarer · straighter

ornamentation/embellishment

jazzierplainer

More unadorned

simpler · barer · starker

Family

jazziness, jazziest

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G