dewdrop

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noun

A droplet of water formed as dew.

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false violetRobin runawaystar violet
OriginMiddle English deu drop →
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Meanings

noundewdrop (plural dewdrops)

plural dewdrops · alternative dew-drop · alternative dew drop

  1. A droplet of water formed as dew.

    [Bhuvan, English captions, O Rey Chhori]: It's like the dewdrop on a lotus leaf...

    2001, Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India, Ashutosh Gowariker, et al.
  2. datedslangball gamesA slow pitch.
  3. A plant of species Dalibarda repens.

    Synonyms: false violet, Robin runaway, star violet

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA plant of species Dalibarda repens.

Similar
false violetRobin runawaystar violet
Also see
false violetrobin runawaystar violet

Origin

  1. Middle Englishdeu drop
  2. Englishdewdrop

From Middle English deu drop, dew droppe, dewe droppe, equivalent to dew + drop. Compare Dutch dauwdruppel (“dewdrop”), German Tautropfen (“dewdrop”), Danish dugdråbe (“dewdrop”), Swedish daggdroppe (“dewdrop”), Faroese døggdropi (“dewdrop”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek πρώξ
  • πρώξ (prṓx)a droplet of water formed as dew
Chinese Mandarin 露珠
  • 露珠 (lùzhū)a droplet of water formed as dew
Dutch dauwdruppel
  • dauwdruppela droplet of water formed as dew
Finnish kastepisara
  • kastepisaraa droplet of water formed as dew
French goutte de rosée
  • goutte de roséea droplet of water formed as dew
German Tautropfen
  • Tautropfena droplet of water formed as dew
Greek δροσοσταλίδα
  • δροσοσταλίδα (drosostalída)a droplet of water formed as dew
Hungarian harmatcsepp
  • harmatcseppa droplet of water formed as dew
Japanese 露滴
  • 露滴 (roteki)a droplet of water formed as dew
Korean 이슬, 이슬방울
  • 이슬 (iseul)a droplet of water formed as dew
  • 이슬방울 (iseulbang'ul)a droplet of water formed as dew
Russian роси́нка
  • роси́нка (rosínka)a droplet of water formed as dew
Spanish gota de rocío
  • gota de rocíoa droplet of water formed as dew
Swedish daggdroppe
  • daggdroppea droplet of water formed as dew
Tamil பனித்துளி, பனிநீர்
  • பனித்துளி (paṉittuḷi)a droplet of water formed as dew
  • பனிநீர் (paṉinīr)a droplet of water formed as dew
Turkish çiy damlası
  • çiy damlasıa droplet of water formed as dew
Ukrainian роси́нка
  • роси́нка (rosýnka)a droplet of water formed as dew
Cite this entry
APA

dewdrop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dewdrop

MLA

“dewdrop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dewdrop. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dewdrop,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dewdrop.

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