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Dictionary: yeast·y   ('stē) pronunciation
adj., -i·er, -i·est.
  1. Of, similar to, or containing yeast: yeasty dough.
  2. Causing or characterized by unrest or agitation; turbulent: the yeasty days before the new government was established.
  3. Frothy; frivolous: a yeasty comedy.
  4. Full of productivity or vitality; exuberantly creative.
yeastily yeast'i·ly adv.
yeastiness yeast'i·ness n.

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adjective

    Consisting of or resembling foam: foamy, frothy, lathery, spumous, spumy, sudsy. See solid/liquid/consistency.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: marked by spirited enjoyment
  Synonyms: zestful, zesty

Meaning #2: exuberantly creative


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - gæret, gærende, skummende, gær-

Nederlands (Dutch)
naar gist smakend/ ruikend, turbulent, als gist werkend, luchtig/ oppervlakkig

Français (French)
adj. - de levure, qui a un goût de levure, mousseux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - hefig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - της μαγιάς

Italiano (Italian)
spumoso, fermentante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - fermentante, turbulento, com vitalidade

Русский (Russian)
дрожжевой, пенистый, жизнерадостный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - con sabor a levadura

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - jästlik, jästblandad, jäsande, fragdande, jäsande, sjudande (bildl.), ytlig, ordrik (bildl.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
酵母的, 起泡沫的, 会发酵的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 酵母的, 起泡沫的, 會發酵的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 효모의, 거품으로 된, 뒤끓는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - イーストの, イーストを含む, 泡立つ, 落ち着きのない, 軽薄な, 元気にあふれた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) خميري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮(דיבור) קליל ושטחי, תוסס, בטעם שמרים, של שמרים, פועל כשמרים‬


 
 
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