gipsy
noun
gipsy
American
[jip-see]
/ ˈdʒɪp si /
Or
Gipsy
noun
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gipsies
plural
Gipsy
British
/ ˈdʒɪpsɪ /
noun
Sensitive Note
See gypsy.
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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Gipsydomnoun
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Gipsyhoodnoun
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gipsydomnoun
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gipsyhoodnoun
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gipsyismnoun
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Gipsy-likeadjective
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Gipsyishadjective
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gipseianadjective
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gipsyesqueadjective
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gipsyishadjective
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gipsylikeadjective
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Vocabulary lists containing gipsy
Example Sentences
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I said this rather to myself than to the gipsy, whose strange talk, voice, manner, had by this time wrapped me in a kind of dream.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
She had on a red cloak and a black bonnet: or rather, a broad-brimmed gipsy hat, tied down with a striped handkerchief under her chin.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
By keeping to this beaten track of enjoyment, he could, at one and the same time, be entertaining June and keeping an eye open for that gipsy girl who haunted his imagination.
From Mushroom Town by Oliver Onions
She and Mrs. Garden kneel down before the gipsy child, and a dozen others gather round.
From Mushroom Town by Oliver Onions
We will see that presently," answered the gipsy: "if he sleep, so much the better.
From The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
Gipsy James, a multi-brand women’s shop carries everything from Van Palma, the made-in-France hat label, to the popular Parisian line Vanessa Bruno.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
PC Fisher raced to the scene from Gipsy Hill police station, reaching speeds of more than 80mph, before his vehicle crashed on a bend, the court heard.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2023
The Phryges mascots are manufactured by French companies Gipsy Toys and Doudou et Compagnie.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
This weekend, he will open for the Gipsy Kings at the Hollywood Bowl.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2022
A play which affected us in somewhat similar fashion was The Gipsy Trail, produced here a season or so ago.
From Seeing Things at Night by Heywood Broun
"Yes, yes, listen to him," cried another of the gipsies.
From The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
Harvey only replied by imprecations, and Pharold calmly proceeded to station four of the gipsies, who had guns, upon the top of the wall, to protect the retreat of the others.
From The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
They had already turned in their walk, and were now re-approaching the fire, round which the gipsies were gathered.
From The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
Theirs is an older and purer dialect than that of the English gipsies, and only some of the root-words are alike.
From Chronicles of Martin Hewitt by Arthur Morrison
When they had retired with prophecies of disaster and evil the would-be gipsies felt relieved of all the encumbrances of civilization.
From What Will People Say? A novel by Rupert Hughes
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