windy

A2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈwɪn.di/ See IPA manual

Freq #11112

Meanings

1

adj
With a lot of wind blowing.

It was a cold and windy day at the beach.
2

adj
Open and unprotected from the wind.

We waited at a windy bus stop with no shelter.
3

adj
Using far too many words; long and boring.

The chairman gave a windy speech that put everyone to sleep.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · with a lot of wind blowing. blowy blustery breezy

3 adj · using far too many words;... long-windedwordy verbose

Word family

Forms windierwindiestwindily

Etymology

From Middle English windy, from Old English windiġ (“windy”), from Proto-Germanic *windigaz (“windy”), equivalent to wind + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian wiendich (“windy”), West Frisian winich (“windy”), Dutch winderig (“windy”), German Low German windig (“windy”), German windig (“windy”), Swedish vindig (“windy”), Icelandic vindugur (“windy”). The “frightened” sense probably derives from the phrase have the wind up.

windy Middle English windiġ Old English *windigaz Proto-Germanic

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# windy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈwɪn.di/
**Frequency rank:** 11112

## Meanings
1. With a lot of wind blowing.
2. Open and unprotected from the wind.
3. Using far too many words; long and boring.

## Examples
- It was a cold and windy day at the beach.
- We waited at a windy bus stop with no shelter.
- The chairman gave a windy speech that put everyone to sleep.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: windy
- Root: windiġ
- Root: *windigaz

## Etymology
From Middle English windy, from Old English windiġ (“windy”), from Proto-Germanic *windigaz (“windy”), equivalent to wind + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian wiendich (“windy”), West Frisian winich (“windy”), Dutch winderig (“windy”), German Low German windig (“windy”), German windig (“windy”), Swedish vindig (“windy”), Icelandic vindugur (“windy”). The “frightened” sense probably derives from the phrase have the wind up.

## AI Etymology
Windy is from Middle English windy, from Old English windiġ (“windy”), from Proto-Germanic *windigaz (“windy”), equivalent to wind + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian wiendich (“windy”), West Frisian winich (“windy”), Dutch winderig (“windy”), German Low German windig (“windy”), German windig (“windy”), Swedish vindig (“windy”), Icelandic vindugur (“windy”). The “frightened” sense probably derives from the phrase have the wind up. In present-day use, it can mean with a lot of wind blowing, or open and unprotected from the wind.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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