different between roomy vs rangy

English

Etymology

room +? -y

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??u?mi/, /???mi/
• Rhymes: -u?mi, -?mi

Adjective

roomy (comparative roomier, superlative roomiest)

1. Spacious, expansive, comfortable.
   • 2013 Dec. 22, Jad Mouawad and Martha C. White, "[1]," New York Times (retrieved 23 December 2013):

     Over the last two decades, the space between seats — hardly roomy before — has fallen about 10 percent, from 34 inches to somewhere between 30 and 32 inches. Today, some airlines are pushing it even further, leaving only a knee-crunching 28 inches.

Translations

Noun

roomy (plural roomies)

1. Alternative spelling of roomie

Anagrams

• moory

English

Etymology

range +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??e?nd?i/

Adjective

rangy (comparative rangier, superlative rangiest)

1. Slender and long of limb; lanky

   For an accountant, Robert had a rangy appearance.

   Her African violets weren't getting enough sun and became rangy.

2. Prone to roaming around.

   rangy cattle

3. Having or permitting range or scope; roomy; commodious.

Synonyms

• (lanky): gangling, gangly, lanky, leggy; see also Thesaurus:slender or Thesaurus:scrawny
• (prone to roaming): free-roaming, nomadic, roving, wandersome
• (permitting range): expansive, comfortable, commodious, convenient, roomy, spacious

Translations

Anagrams

• angry