stripy

Having parallel bands

Stripy means having stripes—alternating bands of color or texture: a stripy shirt, the cat's stripy tail.

The word is informal and slightly playful, more common in British English than American, where striped tends to dominate.

Also spelled stripey.

animal

zebra

Striped African horse relative

chipmunk · skunk · clownfish · mackerel · wasp · caterpillar · badger · okapi · numbat · angelfish

pattern

lines

Strokes connecting two points

barred · pinstripe · linear · parallel · horizontal · vertical · diagonal · zigzag · pinstriped · regatta

textile

fabric

Woven or knit material

  • cottonPlant fiber for textiles
  • jerseyKnitted pullover garment
  • knitLoop yarn into fabric

seersucker · ticking · mattress · deckchair · cabana · sailor · nautical · rugby · polo · sweater

visual

contrast

Notable difference between things

vivid · eye-catching · dazzling · jazzy · retro · whimsical · playful · mod · vibrant

Opposites
visual pattern presence

stripyplain

Basic and unremarkable

solid · unpatterned · monochrome · uniform · blank

pattern type

stripyspotted

Seen or patterned

dotted · checked · polka-dotted · checkered · plaid

Phrases
Family

strip, stripe, striped, stripes, striping, stripey, unstriped, stripier, restriped

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G