rainy
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rainy
- /ˈɹeɪni/
Rhymes with -eɪni
Where it comes from
From Middle English reyny, from Old English reġniġ, from Proto-West Germanic *regnag, from Proto-Germanic *regnagaz (“rainy”), equivalent to rain + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian rienig (“rainy”), West Frisian reinich (“rainy”), Dutch regenig (“rainy”), German regnig (“rainy”), Swedish regnig (“rainy”).
adjective rainier · rainiest
- Pouring with rain; wet; showery Due to the rainy weather, we decided not to play in the park.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: inclement, wet, showery, downpour, raining, rainwater, rain, pluvious, rainstorm, pluviose, pluvial, rainfall, humid, moist, storm, damp
Translations
Every language
adj abounding with rain
| Español | lluvioso, pluvioso |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 비가 오는, 우중의 ujung'ui |
| 日本語 | 雨が降る ame ga furu, 雨の ame no, 雨降りの amefuri no, 雨の多い ame no ōi |
| 中文 | 多雨 duōyǔ |
| Português | chuvoso, pluvioso |
| Français | pluvieux |
| Deutsch | regnerisch |
| Italiano | piovoso, pluviale |
| Ελληνικά | βροχερός vrocherós |
| Română | ploios |
| Русский | дождли́вый doždlívyj, дождево́й doždevój |
| Tiếng Việt | trời mưa, có mưa |
| العربية | مَطِر maṭir, مَاطِر māṭir, مُمْطِر mumṭir |
| עברית | גָּשׁוּם gashúm |
Talk about this word "rainy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rainy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. rainy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rainy "rainy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rainy.Cite this
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title = {rainy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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