runny C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈrʌni/ UK /ˈrʌni/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj more liquid than is usual or expected; tending to flow He served the eggs runny, just the way she liked. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · more liquid than is usual... liquidfluidwateryrunningflowing ↔ Opposites solidthickfirmcongealed Word family Derived forms runniness Related forms runrunningrunnel Etymology AI details From run + -y, from Old English rinnan/iernan ('to run, flow'), from Proto-Germanic *rinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₃)rey- ('to flow, move'). rinnan Old English *rinnaną Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # runny **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈrʌni/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈrʌni/ ## Meanings 1. more liquid than is usual or expected; tending to flow ## Examples - He served the eggs runny, just the way she liked. ## Synonyms - liquid - fluid - watery - running - flowing ## Antonyms - solid - thick - firm - congealed ## Derived Forms - runniness ## Related Forms - run - running - runnel ## Roots and Affixes - Root: rinnan - Root: *rinnaną ## Etymology From run + -y, from Old English rinnan/iernan ('to run, flow'), from Proto-Germanic *rinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₃)rey- ('to flow, move'). ## AI Etymology Runny is from run + -y, from Old English rinnan/iernan ('to run, flow'), from Proto-Germanic *rinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₃)rey- ('to flow, move'). Important recorded forms include rinnan (Old English) and *rinnaną (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers more liquid than is usual or expected; tending to flow. The wider family includes derived forms such as runniness and related words such as run, running, and runnel. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown