chipper

Questions about chipper

What does chipper mean?

chipper means "having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air".

How many syllables are in chipper?

chipper has 2 syllables: chip-per. The stress falls on "chip". In IPA it is /ˈtʃɪpɚ/.

What is another word for chipper?

Close synonyms include debonair, debonaire, jaunty. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is chipper a common word?

chipper is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.