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

Now the veteran rockers will play those groovy, funkified blues one last time before closing up shop for good. —Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2026

In my current lineup, the groovy green point slides. —Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2026

This design pairs three greens to create this fun and groovy look. —Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026

Not as curtainy as Farrah Fawcett, but groovy and retro-feeling nonetheless. —Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Feb. 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