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View synonyms for rainy

rainy

[ rey-nee ]

adjective

, rain·i·er, rain·i·est.
  1. characterized by rain:

    rainy weather; a rainy region.

  2. wet with rain:

    rainy streets.

  3. bringing rain:

    rainy clouds.



rainy

/ ˈreɪnɪ /

adjective

  1. characterized by a large rainfall

    a rainy climate

  2. wet or showery; bearing rain


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Derived Forms

  • ˈrainily, adverb
  • ˈraininess, noun

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Other Words From

  • raini·ly adverb
  • raini·ness noun
  • un·rainy adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rainy1

before 1000; Middle English reyny, Old English rēnig. See rain, -y 1

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Example Sentences

Then she managed to struggle a mile through dark, rainy woods.

There were mats everywhere and it was like a big rainy-day sleepover with most of the cast.

In the lean rainy season, the women switched out meat and oily sauces for vegetables.

Potholes are common in the rainy region as well as a heavy fog that often hinders visibility.

It was a very rainy summer—the summer Arthur Ashe won Wimbledon against Jimmy Connors, which I watched in the pub.

In that part, it was little better than a morass, from the occasional overflowing of the waters at the rainy seasons.

That we will, and you never need want, Mark, for I've many a fine bone buried away against old age and rainy weather.

In the rainy season they fear firearms but little, for they know that they are of less effect than none at all.

On rainy or melancholy days Edna went out and sought the society of the friends she had made at Grand Isle.

During the rainy season, most of these cliffs and rocks are covered with water, and the river then appears more majestic.

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