English Explanatory Dictionary

rainy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pouring with rain; wet; showery

Pronunciation

/ˈɹeɪni/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rainy.wav

Word forms

rainy rainier rainiest

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”).

Derived words

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