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Dictionary: flop·py   (flŏp'ē) pronunciation
adj., -pi·er, -pi·est.
Tending to flop; loose and flexible. See synonyms at limp.

n., pl., -pies.
A floppy disk.

floppily flop'pi·ly adv.
floppiness flop'pi·ness n.

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Thesaurus: floppy
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adjective

    Lacking in stiffness or firmness: flabby, flaccid, limp. See flexible/rigid.

Antonyms: floppy
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adj

Definition: limp
Antonyms: erect, stiff


WordNet: floppy
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer
  Synonyms: diskette, floppy disk


The adjective floppy has one meaning:

Meaning #1: hanging limply


Translations: Floppy
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - slasket, flagrende, pjusket
n. - diskette, magnetplade

idioms:

  • floppy disk    diskette

Nederlands (Dutch)
floppy disk, diskette, slap, soepel/flexibel

Français (French)
adj. - pendant, tombant, large, souple, mou/molle
n. - disquette

idioms:

  • floppy disk    (Comput) disque souple

Deutsch (German)
n. - Floppy disk, Diskette
adj. - schwerfällig

idioms:

  • floppy disk    Floppy disk, Diskette

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δισκέτα μικροϋπολογιστή

idioms:

  • floppy disk    δισκέτα

Italiano (Italian)
dischetto

idioms:

  • floppy disk/disc    dischetto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - frouxo (m)

idioms:

  • floppy disk/disc    disquete (m)

Русский (Russian)
висящий

idioms:

  • floppy disk/disc    флоппи-диск

Español (Spanish)
adj. - flojo, blando, colgante, fofo
n. - flojo, blando, colgante, fofo

idioms:

  • floppy disk    disco flexible, disquete

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - flaxande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
懒散的, 松软的, 邋遢的, 软磁盘

idioms:

  • floppy disk    软式磁盘片

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 懶散的, 鬆軟的, 邋遢的
n. - 軟磁碟

idioms:

  • floppy disk    軟式磁碟片

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 느슨한, 게으른
n. - 느슨한 자, 게으른 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - バタバタはためく, 弱い
n. - フロッピーディスク

idioms:

  • floppy disk/disc    フロッピーディスク

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) لين , متخبط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רפוי, תלוי ברפיון‬
n. - ‮תקליטון‬


 
 
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