groovy

adjective

ˈgrü-vē 

groovier; grooviest

: having an admirable or desirable quality: such as

a

: wonderful, excellent

… felt that this poetry was … enjoyable, not to mention groovy.

—R. M. Muccigrosso

b

: hip, trendy

… a younger and groovier audience …

—Robert MacKenzie

—usually used to evoke the language of the 1960s

Synonyms of groovy

• wonderful
• lovely
• awesome
• excellent
• beautiful
• terrific
• great
• fabulous
• fantastic
• superb
• stellar
• marvelous
• prime
• hot
• fine
• cool
• classic
• neat

Examples of groovy in a Sentence

a great movie with groovy special effects

old college buddies fondly recalling the days when bell-bottom jeans were about the grooviest thing around

Recent Examples on the Web

The Legacy rendition has comfy mid-20th century furniture, business suits for the men and groovy dresses for the friendly female neighbors, The Pigeon Sisters. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026

Philip Bailey and his son, Oshunde, have been touring together for the better part of 16 years in Earth, Wind & Fire — the band that Bailey, the insanely groovy singer and percussionist, has been a member of since 1972. — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026

Those are pet-friendly, with That 70s House being the most peculiar, thanks to its groovy bedding, a classic Zenith television, and a vintage record player with a vinyl collection. — Brian Cicioni, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2026

The video for that got a lot of attention and was kind of groovy thing, and still stands up now. — Katie Bain, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for groovy

• movie

Kids Definition

groovy

adjective

ˈgrü-vē 

groovier; grooviest

: very good : excellent