Meanings
comparative rainier · superlative rainiest
- Pouring with rain; wet; showery
It's a very rainy day, so let's stay indoors.
2 more examples
Due to the rainy weather, we decided not to play in the park.
This is itself a cheerless spot, particularly on a rainy day, when, overshadowed by the great massif of rock that towers in the background, and surrounded by the grey and cheerless quarries, it has a depressing character much in contrast with the green verdure encountered on the northern end of this interesting branch line.
1954 August, H. M. Madgwick, “The Blaenau Festiniog Tunnel”, in Railway Magazine, page 569
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*regnagaz“rainy”
- Proto-West Germanic*regnag
- Old Englishreġniġ
- Middle Englishreyny
- Englishrainy
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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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ὄμβριος
- ὄμβριος (ómbrios)abounding with rain
Arabic مَطِر, مَاطِر
- مَطِر (maṭir)abounding with rain
- مَاطِر (māṭir)abounding with rain
- مُمْطِر (mumṭir)abounding with rain
Basque euritsu
- euritsuabounding with rain
Bulgarian дъждо́вен, дъждови́т
- дъждо́вен (dăždóven)abounding with rain
- дъждови́т (dăždovít)abounding with rain
Catalan plujós
- plujósabounding with rain
Chinese Cantonese 多雨
- 多雨 (do¹ jyu⁵)abounding with rain
Chinese Mandarin 多雨
- 多雨 (duōyǔ)abounding with rain
Czech deštivý
- deštivýabounding with rain
Danish regnfuld
- regnfuldabounding with rain
Dutch regenachtig
- regenachtigabounding with rain
Esperanto pluva
- pluvaabounding with rain
Estonian vihmane
- vihmaneabounding with rain
Finnish sateinen
- sateinenabounding with rain
French pluvieux
- pluvieuxabounding with rain
German regnerisch
- regnerischabounding with rain
Greek βροχερός
- βροχερός (vrocherós)abounding with rain
Hebrew גָּשׁוּם
- גָּשׁוּם (gashúm)abounding with rain
Hungarian esős
- esősabounding with rain
Irish fliuch, fearthainneach
- fliuchabounding with rain
- fearthainneachabounding with rain
- báistiúilabounding with rain
Italian piovoso, pluviale
- piovosoabounding with rain
- pluvialeabounding with rain
Japanese 雨が降る, 雨の
- 雨が降る (ame ga furu)abounding with rain
- 雨の (ame no)abounding with rain
- 雨降りの (amefuri no)abounding with rain
- 雨の多い (ame no ōi)abounding with rain
Korean 비가 오는, 우중의
- 비가 오는abounding with rain
- 우중의 (ujung'ui)abounding with rain
Latin pluviōsus, imbridus
- pluviōsusabounding with rain
- imbridusabounding with rain
Latvian lietains
- lietainsabounding with rain
Lithuanian lietingas
- lietingasabounding with rain
Māori hāuaua
- hāuauaabounding with rain
Norwegian Bokmål regnfull
- regnfullabounding with rain
Persian بارانی
- بارانی (bârâni)abounding with rain
Polish deszczowy, dżdżysty
- deszczowyabounding with rain
- dżdżystyabounding with rain
Portuguese chuvoso, pluvioso
- chuvosoabounding with rain
- pluviosoabounding with rain
Romanian ploios
- ploiosabounding with rain
Russian дождли́вый, дождево́й
- дождли́вый (doždlívyj)abounding with rain
- дождево́й (doždevój)abounding with rain
Slovak daždivý
- daždivýabounding with rain
Spanish lluvioso, pluvioso
- lluviosoabounding with rain
- pluviosoabounding with rain
Swedish regnig
- regnigabounding with rain
Tagalog maulan
- maulanabounding with rain
Turkish yağmurlu
- yağmurluabounding with rain
Ukrainian дощови́й, дощови́тий
- дощови́й (doščovýj)abounding with rain
- дощови́тий (doščovýtyj)abounding with rain
Vietnamese trời mưa, có mưa
- trời mưaabounding with rain
- có mưaabounding with rain
Welsh glawog
- glawogabounding with rain
Yiddish נאַס
- נאַס (nas)abounding with rain
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with rainy
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Cite this entry
rainy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainy
“rainy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rainy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainy.
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