oceany

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UK/ˈəʊ.ʃə.ni/US/ˈoʊ.ʃə.ni/

adjective

Characteristic of the ocean.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

adjectiveoceany (comparative more oceany, superlative most oceany)

comparative more oceany · superlative most oceany

  1. Characteristic of the ocean.

    Two other birds took up residence at our swimming pool, which I had painted an eggplant colour, giving the water an oceany hue.

    2007, Rosalie Wise Sharp, Rifke: An Improbable Life, page 144
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    My parents then roasted, baked and grilled the fillets for months without ever tiring of what my mother called their “sweet, oceany taste.”

    2009 August 12, Melissa Clark, “Bluefish With a Crunchy Bite”, in The New York Times

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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