Meanings
nounmonsoon (plural monsoons)
plural monsoons
- Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.
- Tropical rainy season when the rain lasts for several months with few interruptions.
1 more example
Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages. Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge.
2013 June 29, “High and wet”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 28 - The rains themselves.
- Entire meteorological systems with such characteristics.
- figurativelyAny heavy rainstorm.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
Arabic رِيَاح مَوْسِمِيَّة, الأمْطَار المَوْسِمِيَّة
- رِيَاح مَوْسِمِيَّة (riyāḥ mawsimiyya)wind
- الأمْطَار المَوْسِمِيَّةrain
Bulgarian мусон, мусон
- мусон (muson)wind
- мусон (muson)tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season
Catalan monsó, monsó
- monsówind
- monsótropical rainy season — see also monsoon season
Chinese Mandarin 季風 /季风, 雨季
- 季風 /季风 (jìfēng)wind
- 雨季 (yǔjì)tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season
Czech monzun, monzun
- monzunwind
- monzuntropical rainy season — see also monsoon season
- monzunmeteorological system
Dutch moesson, moesson
- moessonwind
- moessontropical rainy season — see also monsoon season
Esperanto musono
- musonotropical rainy season — see also monsoon season
Estonian mussoon
- mussoonwind
Finnish monsuuni, monsuunituuli
- monsuuniwind
- monsuunituuliwind
- sadekausitropical rainy season — see also monsoon season
- monsuuni-ilmastometeorological system
- monsuunisaderain
French mousson, mousson
- moussonwind
- moussontropical rainy season — see also monsoon season
- moussonmeteorological system
- moussonrain
German Monsun, Monsunwind
- Monsunwind
- Monsunwindwind
- Monsuntropical rainy season — see also monsoon season
- Monsunzeittropical rainy season — see also monsoon season
- Monsunmeteorological system
- Monsunregenrain
Hindi मानसून, मानसून
- मानसून (mānsūn)wind
- मानसून (mānsūn)tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season
- चौमासा (caumāsā)tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season
Hungarian monszun, monszun
- monszunwind
- monszuntropical rainy season — see also monsoon season
- monszunmeteorological system
- monszunrain
Indonesian muson
- musontropical rainy season — see also monsoon season
Irish monsún
- monsúntropical rainy season — see also monsoon season
Japanese モンスーン
- モンスーン (monsūn)wind
Korean 몬순, 장마
- 몬순 (monsun)wind
- 장마 (jangma)tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season
Lithuanian musonas
- musonaswind
Norwegian Bokmål monsun
- monsunwind
Persian مونسون, بارسات
- مونسون (monsun)tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season
- بارسات (bârsât)tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season
Polish monsun, monsun
- monsunwind
- monsuntropical rainy season — see also monsoon season
Portuguese monção, monção
- monçãowind
- monçãotropical rainy season — see also monsoon season
- monçãometeorological system
- monçãorain
Punjabi ਮੌਨਸੂਨ, ਮੌਨਸੂਨ
- ਮੌਨਸੂਨ (maunsūn)tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season
- ਮੌਨਸੂਨ (maunsūn)meteorological system
Romanian muson, muson
- musonwind
- musontropical rainy season — see also monsoon season
Russian муссо́н, муссо́н
- муссо́н (mussón)wind
- муссо́н (mussón)tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season
Spanish monzón
- monzónwind
Swedish monsun, monsunperiod
- monsunwind
- monsunperiodtropical rainy season — see also monsoon season
Tagalog balaklaot, balaklaot
- balaklaotwind
- balaklaottropical rainy season — see also monsoon season
- musimtropical rainy season — see also monsoon season
Tamil பருவக்காற்று, பருவப்பெயர்ச்சிக் காற்று
- பருவக்காற்று (paruvakkāṟṟu)wind
- பருவப்பெயர்ச்சிக் காற்று (paruvappeyarccik kāṟṟu)tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season
- பருவமழை (paruvamaḻai)tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season
- பருவமழை (paruvamaḻai)rain
Turkish muson, muson
- musonwind
- musontropical rainy season — see also monsoon season
- musonmeteorological system
- muson yağmururain
Ukrainian мусон
- мусон (muson)tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season
Vietnamese gió mùa, mùa mưa
- gió mùawind
- mùa mưatropical rainy season — see also monsoon season
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with monsoon
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
monsoon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monsoon
MLA
“monsoon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monsoon. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monsoon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monsoon.
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