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How to pronounce dancy

Say it like DAN-see. Dancy has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (DAN).

VoiceSpeed
US American/ˈdænsi/DAN-see
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • DAN
  • see
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Dancy pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. DANSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  2. seeKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

What does dancy mean?

adjective
  1. Ready to dance.“I'm feeling a bit dancy today.”
  2. Of music: suitable for dancing to.“After a few slow numbers, the band moved on to some more dancy tunes.”
adjective
  1. Synonym of dancetté.“a fess dancy”

Where does dancy come from?

From dance + -y.

Words that rhyme with dancy

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of dancy.

Questions about saying dancy

How do you pronounce dancy?

Say DAN-see. The American pronunciation is /ˈdænsi/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in dancy?

Dancy has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (DAN). Broken into parts: DAN · see.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).