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rainy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɹeɪni/

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

1. Pouring with rain; wet; showery
   • It's a very rainy day, so let's stay indoors.
   • Due to the rainy weather, we decided not to play in the park.
   • This is itself a cheerless spot, particularly on a rainy day, when, overshadowed by the great massif of rock that towers in the background, and surrounded by the grey and cheerless quarries, it has a depressing character much in contrast with the green verdure encountered on the northern end of this interesting branch line. 1954 August, H. M. Madgwick, “The Blaenau Festiniog Tunnel”, in Railway Magazine, page 569:

Forms

Deriveds

postrainy · rainy day · rainily · Rainy Lake · nonrainy · unrainy · raininess · rainy season · Rainy River

Translations (110)

sc pioanu (abounding with rain) · ja 雨降りの (abounding with rain) · cy glawog (abounding with rain) · mi hāuaua (abounding with rain) · gl chuvioso (abounding with rain) · nb regnfull (abounding with rain) · kk жаңбырлы (abounding with rain) · tl maulan (abounding with rain) · lo ມີຝົນ (abounding with rain) · tyv частыг (abounding with rain) · kk جاڭبىرلى (abounding with rain) · be дажджы́сты (abounding with rain) · vi trời mưa (abounding with rain) · ko 비가 오는 (abounding with rain) · ga báistiúil (abounding with rain) · izh itkuin (abounding with rain) · pl dżdżysty (abounding with rain) · mn ᠪᠣᠷᠤᠭ᠋ᠠᠲᠠᠢ (abounding with rain) · ja 雨が降る (abounding with rain) · la pluviōsus (abounding with rain) · ja 雨の (abounding with rain) · pt pluvioso (abounding with rain) · xwo ᡍᡇᠷᡐᠠᡅ (abounding with rain) · ro ploios (abounding with rain) · ja 雨の多い (abounding with rain) · ru дождли́вый (abounding with rain) · es lluvioso (abounding with rain) · bg дъждови́т (abounding with rain) · izh vihmakas (abounding with rain) · nl regenachtig (abounding with rain) · la imbridus (abounding with rain) · ko 우중의 (abounding with rain) · ar مُمْطِر (abounding with rain) · lv lietains (abounding with rain) · da regnfuld (abounding with rain) · et vihmane (abounding with rain) · uk дощови́й (abounding with rain) · be дажджавы́ (abounding with rain) · rsk дижджови (abounding with rain) · grc ὄμβριος (abounding with rain) · be дажджлі́вы (abounding with rain) · enm reyny (abounding with rain) · mk дождлив (abounding with rain) · rup pluios (abounding with rain) · ru дождево́й (abounding with rain) · hu esős (abounding with rain) · eu euritsu (abounding with rain) · xal хур-бората (abounding with rain) · ar مَاطِر (abounding with rain) · eo pluva (abounding with rain) · uk дощови́тий (abounding with rain) · uz yomgʻirli (abounding with rain) · tr yağmurlu (abounding with rain) · scn chiuvusu (abounding with rain) · ka წვიმიანი (abounding with rain) · it pluviale (abounding with rain) · sc proghinosu (abounding with rain) · nn regnfull (abounding with rain) · vi có mưa (abounding with rain) · ga fliuch (abounding with rain) · atv ньанъмырлыг (abounding with rain) · ca plujós (abounding with rain) · alt јаҥмырлу (abounding with rain) · xal хурта (abounding with rain) · de regnerisch (abounding with rain) · sv regnig (abounding with rain) · yi נאַס (abounding with rain) · ky жамгырдуу (abounding with rain) · it piovoso (abounding with rain) · vec piovàn (abounding with rain) · fy reinich (abounding with rain) · mn бороотой (abounding with rain) · az yağmurlu (abounding with rain) · rsk дижджовни (abounding with rain) · izh saekas (abounding with rain) · oc plujós (abounding with rain) · yue 多雨 (abounding with rain) · es pluvioso (abounding with rain) · az yağışlı (abounding with rain) · rup pluiros (abounding with rain) · tyv чаашкынныг (abounding with rain) · el βροχερός (abounding with rain) · pdt räajnisch (abounding with rain) · bg дъждо́вен (abounding with rain) · cs deštivý (abounding with rain) · he גָּשׁוּם (abounding with rain) · mg morana (abounding with rain) · mnc ᠠᡤᠠᠩᡤᠠ (abounding with rain) · sah самыырдаах (abounding with rain) · gld тугдэку (abounding with rain) · fi sateinen (abounding with rain) · cmn 多雨 (abounding with rain) · sk daždivý (abounding with rain) · fr pluvieux (abounding with rain) · sh кѝшан (abounding with rain) · kjh наңмырлығ (abounding with rain) · hy անձրևոտ (abounding with rain) · ast lluviosu (abounding with rain) · cjs нағбурлығ (abounding with rain) · pl deszczowy (abounding with rain) · sl deževen (abounding with rain) · ar مَطِر (abounding with rain) · sh kìšan (abounding with rain) · ga fearthainneach (abounding with rain) · fa بارانی (abounding with rain) · pt chuvoso (abounding with rain) · fur ploiôs (abounding with rain) · bcl mauran (abounding with rain) · lt lietingas (abounding with rain) · br glavek (abounding with rain)