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
• fabulous
• great
• 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

Although the moody, groovy songs on her 1999 debut, No Angel, seemed to hint at danger or allude to Dido’s former life as a teenage wild child, Life for Rent was all middle-class Islington status quo. —Shaad D’souza, Pitchfork, 19 Apr. 2026

Nostalgic details have been recreated to bring its groovy interiors to life. —India Roby, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2026

There's a decidedly fresh take on the traditional safari scene happening here with groovy music that plays from the speakers and bartenders mixing cocktails in the background. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026

Just as a good song can have a groovy beat but a predictable melody, so a piece of fiction can work on some levels but not others. —Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 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