POTTY (pottier, pottiest)

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Irregular inflected forms: pottier    , pottiest   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does potty mean? 

• POTTY (noun)
  The noun POTTY has 2 senses:

1. a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

2. a receptacle for urination or defecation in the bedroom

  Familiarity information: POTTY used as a noun is rare.

• POTTY (adjective)
  The adjective POTTY has 3 senses:

1. marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness

2. (British informal) trivial

3. slightly intoxicated

  Familiarity information: POTTY used as an adjective is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POTTY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

can; commode; crapper; pot; potty; stool; throne; toilet

Hypernyms ("potty" is a kind of...):

plumbing fixture (a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building)

Meronyms (parts of "potty"):

toilet bowl (the bowl of a toilet that can be flushed with water)

toilet seat (the hinged seat on a toilet)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "potty"):

flushless toilet (a toilet that relies on bacteria to break down waste matter (instead of using water))

flush toilet; lavatory (a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it)

potty chair; potty seat (toilet consisting of a small seat used by young children)

Holonyms ("potty" is a part of...):

bathroom (a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet)

bathroom; can; john; lav; lavatory; privy; toilet (a room or building equipped with one or more toilets)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A receptacle for urination or defecation in the bedroom

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

chamberpot; potty; thunder mug

Hypernyms ("potty" is a kind of...):

receptacle (a container that is used to put or keep things in)

• POTTY (adjective)

Comparative: pottier   
Superlative: pottiest   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness

Synonyms:

enamored; in love; infatuated; potty; smitten; soft on; taken with

Context example:

Narcissus was a beautiful Greek youth who became enamored of his own reflection

Similar:

loving (feeling or showing love and affection)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(British informal) trivial

Context example:

potty little details

Similar:

unimportant (not important)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Slightly intoxicated

Synonyms:

potty; tiddly; tipsy

Similar:

drunk; gone; inebriated; intoxicated; ripped (stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol))