sandy

A2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈsændi/ See IPA manual

Freq #3683

Meanings

1

adj
Covered with or containing sand.

We walked along the wide sandy beach.
2

adj
Having the colour of sand; light yellowish-brown.

He had pale skin and sandy hair.

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Synonyms

1 adj · covered with or containing... arenaceous

Word family

Forms sandiersandiest

Derived forms sandilysandinesssandyish

Etymology

* (Bedfordshire): Recorded as Sandeie in the Domesday Book, the town is named with Old English sand (“sand”) + īeġ (“island”). Doublet of Sanday. * (Carmarthenshire): From Welsh sant + dŷ (“house of the saint”) * (Tyneside (Geordie)): sand + -y

sand Old English sant + dŷ cy

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# sandy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈsændi/
**Frequency rank:** 3683

## Meanings
1. Covered with or containing sand.
2. Having the colour of sand; light yellowish-brown.

## Examples
- We walked along the wide sandy beach.
- He had pale skin and sandy hair.

## Derived Forms
- sandily
- sandiness
- sandyish

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: sand
- Root: sant + dŷ

## Etymology
* (Bedfordshire): Recorded as Sandeie in the Domesday Book, the town is named with Old English sand (“sand”) + īeġ (“island”). Doublet of Sanday. * (Carmarthenshire): From Welsh sant + dŷ (“house of the saint”) * (Tyneside (Geordie)): sand + -y

## AI Etymology
Sandy * (Bedfordshire): Recorded as Sandeie in the Domesday Book, the town is named with Old English sand (“sand”) + īeġ (“island”). Doublet of Sanday. * (Carmarthenshire): From Welsh sant + dŷ (“house of the saint”) * (Tyneside (Geordie)): sand + -y. Modern senses include covered with or containing sand. and having the colour of sand; light yellowish-brown.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as sandily, sandiness, and sandyish.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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