Meaning

1 senses
  1. Pouring with rain; wet; showery

    Due to the rainy weather, we decided not to play in the park.

    It's a very rainy day, so let's stay indoors.

    regnerisch

    дождли́выйdoždlívyj, дождево́йdoždevój

    дощови́йdoščovýj, дощови́тийdoščovýtyj

    (of weather) wet by periods of rain

Examples

289 sentences
  1. The rainy season begins in June.

    Сезон дощів розпочинаєтсья у червні. — deniko

    ruСезон дождей начинается в июне. — Hellerick

  2. When does the rainy season in Japan begin?

    Коли в Японії починається сезон дощів? — ascolto

    ruКогда в Японии начинается сезон дождей? — marafon

    deWann fängt in Japan die Regenzeit an? — Sudajaengi

  3. It seems that the rainy season is finally over.

    Здається, сезон дощів нарешті скінчився. — oromashka

    ruПохоже, сезон дождей наконец прошёл. — marafon

    deDie Regenzeit scheint endlich vorbei zu sein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. What's your favorite thing to do on a rainy day?

    Яка твоя улюблена справа для дня, коли дощить? — zinova

  5. When does the rainy season end?

    Коли закінчується сезон дощів? — deniko

    ruКогда заканчивается сезон дождей? — Selena777

    deWann ist die Regenzeit zu Ende? — Esperantostern

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
abounding with rain:
Русский
By meaning 1
abounding with rain:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
abounding with rain:

Origin

From Middle English reyny, from Old English reġniġ, from Proto-West Germanic *regnag, from

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”).

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Forms

rainier, rainiest
Comparativerainier Lesson
Superlativerainiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (of weather) wet by periods of rain:showery

Word family

8 related words

Collocations

9 patterns
  • rainy days days
  • the rainy season
  • rainy season
  • rainy days
  • on rainy days
  • a rainy day
  • rainy season will
  • rainy season is
  • was a rainy

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
rainy — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto