towny

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adjective

Characteristic of a town.

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townie
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Meanings

towny1

nountowny (plural townies)

plural townies

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of townie.

towny2

adjectivetowny (comparative townier, superlative towniest)

comparative townier · superlative towniest

  1. Characteristic of a town.

    The cousin might get the farm at Elias's death; but there was no telling. Elias didn't like him. He and his family were too towny for Elias. There was a danger that Elias might put the farm up for public auction, and live his latter days on the price.

    1947, Lynn Doyle, Green oranges, page 87

Synonyms & antonyms

nounresident of a college town not affiliated with the college

Similar
townie
Broader
towner
Also see
townie

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

towny · noun

From town + -y (“person associated”).

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towny · adjective

From town + -y (adjectival suffix).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

TowynWyton
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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