goofy

Other forms of goofy

plural

goofies·

comparative or superlative

goofier

comparative or superlative

goofiest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about goofy

What does goofy mean?

goofy means "a cartoon character created by Walt Disney". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in goofy?

goofy has 2 syllables: goo-fy. The stress falls on "goo". In IPA it is /ˈɡufi/.

What is another word for goofy?

Close synonyms include silly, wacky, whacky, zany. 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 goofy a common word?

goofy 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.