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- [rey-nee dey]
- /ˈreɪ ni deɪ/
- /ˈreɪ.ni deɪ/
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- [rey-nee dey]
- /ˈreɪ ni deɪ/
Definitions of rainy day words
- noun rainy day a time of need or emergency: saving money for a rainy day. 1
- noun rainy day future time of need 1
- noun rainy day day when it is raining 1
- noun rainy day a future time of need, esp financial 0
- noun rainy day a possible future time of difficulty or need 0
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Origin of rainy day
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Rainy day
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rainy day popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
rainy day usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rainy day
noun rainy day
- hard time — a period of difficulties or hardship.
- hard times — a period of difficulties or hardship.
- hardship — a condition that is difficult to endure; suffering; deprivation; oppression: a life of hardship.
- means — to have in mind as one's purpose or intention; intend: I meant to compliment you on your work. Synonyms: contemplate.
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