rainy

A1 Topic:Weather & Climate

US /ˈɹeɪni/ See IPA manual

adj Freq #9447

Meanings

1

adj
Having a lot of rain.

It was a cold, rainy afternoon, so we stayed home.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · having a lot of rain. showery

Word family

Forms rainierrainiest

Common collocations

rainy day Adjective + noun

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”).

reyny Middle English reġniġ Old English *regnag Proto-West Germanic *regnagaz Proto-Germanic

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Topics

Weather & Climate

# rainy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈɹeɪni
**Frequency rank:** 9447

## Meanings
1. Having a lot of rain.

## Examples
- It was a cold, rainy afternoon, so we stayed home.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: reyny
- Root: reġniġ
- Root: *regnag
- Root: *regnagaz
- Affix: -y - full of

## 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”).

## AI Etymology
Rainy comes 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”). Modern senses include having a lot of rain..

## Topics
- Weather & Climate

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