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View usage for: (reɪni) Word forms: comparative rainier, superlative rainiest1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]During a rainy day, season, or period it rains a lot. They walked along the promenade on a rainy night. The rainy season in the Andes normally starts in December. Synonyms: wet, damp, inclement, drizzly More Synonyms of rainy (ˈreɪnɪ) adjectiveWord forms: rainier or rainiest1. characterized by a large rainfall a rainy climate 2. wet or showery; bearing rain Derived forms rainily (ˈrainily) adverb raininess (ˈraininess) noun rainy in American English (ˈreɪni) adjectiveWord forms: ˈrainier or ˈrainiest1. characterized by rain, esp. much rain the rainy season 3. bringing rain rainy winds Derived forms raininess (ˈraininess) noun More idioms containingrainy save for a rainy day Examples of 'rainy' in a sentencerainy Having a nest egg for a rainy day.ANYONE putting a few bob aside for a rainy day was in for a nasty shock last week.We have all sat there, on rainy days, when empty pages and blank spaces beckon.On a rainy Tuesday night that was enough to pack out Wembley.The only thing I didn't take into consideration was the fact that this was the rainy season.The unions want benefits, insurance and compensation for loss of income in the rainy season, when the mine becomes too dangerous and is shut down.The islands become greener as the rainy season begins.Not so very wet during the rainy spells.Some may want to give away rainy day money.During the rainy season the roof leaks.Saving a little bit for a rainy day is always a good idea.Perfect for rainy summer days in the city.Not a strong inducement to save for a rainy day.It was just exactly where you wanted to go on a rainy night a long way from home.The rainy season has failed for two years running and there is now no prospect of any improvement until next year.Mexico was already reeling from one of its wettest rainy seasons on record before it was battered by tropical storms this month.Most of us can't cope with one rainy afternoon.What if it's cold and rainy?Suppose you were driving your car on a rainy night, or an extremely hot night.Weather records show it was bitterly and unseasonably cold, rainy and windy that morning.Make sure you have your trial in the winter when it's rainy and cold.The school is run in an old shop and it floods to 5ft in the rainy season.Much more common in the rainy season, they tell me.But only on one of those rainy nights in the cave, when nobody had managed to bag a mammoth.She spoke to him and the sound of her voice recalled their rainy night meeting, but his companions joined him and the moment was lost.The mighty River had been having one the great rainy seasons, and the was transformed.He was meeting abuse survivors at all hours of the night 'in rainy back alleys '.We went on honeymoon to Jersey, which was very cold and rainy.A wet, rainy night would be another welcome gift from our friends in France. Word lists withrainy Weather descriptions British English: rainy / ˈreɪnɪ/ ADJECTIVE If it is rainy, it is raining a lot. It was a rainy night. - American English: rainy
- Arabic: مُـمْطِر
- Brazilian Portuguese: chuvoso
- Chinese: 多雨的
- Croatian: kišovit
- Czech: deštivý
- Danish: regnfuld
- Dutch: regenachtig
- European Spanish: lluvioso
- Finnish: sateinen
- French: pluvieux
- German: regnerisch
- Greek: βροχερός
- Italian: piovoso
- Japanese: 雨の
- Korean: 비가 오는
- Norwegian: regntung
- Polish: deszczowy
- European Portuguese: chuvoso
- Romanian: ploios
- Russian: дождливый
- Latin American Spanish: lluvioso
- Swedish: regnig
- Thai: ซึ่งมีฝนตก
- Turkish: yağmurlu
- Ukrainian: дощовий
- Vietnamese: có mưa
Chinese translation of 'rainy' adj - [day, night, area]
多雨的 (duōyǔ de) rainy season 雨季 (yǔjì) to save sth for a rainy day 存储(儲)某物以备(備)不时(時)之需 (cúnchǔ mǒuwù yǐ bèi bù shí zhī xū)
Additional synonymsDefinition slightly wet She wiped the table with a damp cloth.damp weather Synonyms moist, wet, dripping, soggy, humid, sodden, dank, sopping, clammy, dewy, muggy, drizzly, vaporous Definition (of weather) stormy or severe Thousands braved the inclement weather last week. Synonyms stormy, severe, rough, foul, harsh, rigorous, boisterous, tempestuous, intemperate, bitter |