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rainy

rain·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rey-nee]
    • /ˈreɪ ni/
    • /ˈreɪ.ni/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rey-nee]
    • /ˈreɪ ni/

Definitions of rainy word

  • adjective rainy characterized by rain: rainy weather; a rainy region. 1
  • adjective rainy wet with rain: rainy streets. 1
  • adjective rainy bringing rain: rainy clouds. 1
  • adjective rainy often raining 1
  • adjective rainy During a rainy day, season, or period it rains a lot. 0
  • adjective rainy characterized by a large rainfall 0
See all 10 definitions of rainy

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Origin of rainy

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English reyny, Old English rēnig. See rain, -y1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Rainy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Rainy

rainy popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

rainy usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for rainy

adj rainy

  • aqueous — In chemistry, an aqueous solution or cream has water as its base.
  • dewy — Something that is dewy is wet with dew.
  • drizzly — to rain gently and steadily in fine drops; sprinkle: It drizzled throughout the night.
  • irriguous — well-watered, as land.
  • moist — moderately or slightly wet; damp.

adjective rainy

  • dampish — (obsolete) Characterised by noxious vapours; misty, smoky.
  • drizzling — Present participle of drizzle.
  • inclement — (of the weather, the elements, etc.) severe, rough, or harsh; stormy.
  • wet — moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid: wet hands.
All 9 Synonyms of rainy

Antonyms for rainy

adj rainy

  • chirpy — If you describe a person or their behaviour as chirpy, you mean they are very cheerful and lively.
  • clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
  • fair — free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge.
  • fairish — moderately good, large, or well: a fairish income.
  • fine-drawn — drawn out to extreme fineness or thinness.

adjective rainy

  • fine — of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade: fine wine.
  • okay — to put one's endorsement on or indicate one's approval of (a request, piece of copy, bank check, etc.); authorize; initial: Would you OK my application?
  • whitish — somewhat white; tending to white.
All 17 Antonyms of rainy

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    If you move something aside, you move it to one side of you.

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