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Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren't enjoying today's sunshine.
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Meaning of "rainy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RAINY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAINY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rainy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES RAINY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

rainy

Rain

Rain is liquid water in the form of droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then precipitated—that is, become heavy enough to fall under gravity. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is responsible for depositing most of the fresh water on the Earth. It provides suitable conditions for many types of ecosystems, as well as water for hydroelectric power plants and crop irrigation. The major cause of rain production is moisture moving along three-dimensional zones of temperature and moisture contrasts known as weather fronts. If enough moisture and upward motion is present, precipitation falls from convective clouds such as cumulonimbus which can organize into narrow rainbands. In mountainous areas, heavy precipitation is possible where upslope flow is maximized within windward sides of the terrain at elevation which forces moist air to condense and fall out as rainfall along the sides of mountains. On the leeward side of mountains, desert climates can exist due to the dry air caused by downslope flow which causes heating and drying of the air mass.

Definition of rainy in the English dictionary

The definition of rainy in the dictionary is characterized by a large rainfall. Other definition of rainy is wet or showery; bearing rain.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RAINY


Bahraini
bɑːˈreɪnɪ
Bahreini
bɑːˈreɪnɪ
brainy
ˈbreɪnɪ
cany
ˈkeɪnɪ
Cheney
ˈtʃeɪnɪ
Dunsany
dʌnˈseɪnɪ
emalangeni
ˌɛmɒːlɒːŋˈɡeɪnɪ
grainy
ˈɡreɪnɪ
insanie
ɪnˈseɪnɪ
lilangeni
ˈlɪlɑːŋˌɡeɪnɪ
meinie
ˈmeɪnɪ
meiny
ˈmeɪnɪ
mesocrany
ˌmɛsəʊˈkreɪnɪ
Museveni
ˌmʊsəˈveɪnɪ
Na-Dene
nɑːˈdeɪnɪ
veiny
ˈveɪnɪ
waney
ˈweɪnɪ
wany
ˈweɪnɪ
zany
ˈzeɪnɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAINY

rainiest
rainily
raininess
rainless
rainmaker
rainmaking
rainout
rainproof
rains
rainspout
rainsquall
rainstick
rainstorm
rainswept
raintight
rainwash
rainwater
rainwater pipe
rainwear
rainy day

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAINY

bliny
destiny
hominy
jiminy
liny
Manifest Destiny
miny
mountainy
mutiny
piny
Pliny
scrutiny
shiny
spiny
tiny
twiny
villainy
viny
whiny
winy

Synonyms and antonyms of rainy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RAINY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «rainy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of rainy

Translation of «rainy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAINY

Find out the translation of rainy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rainy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rainy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

多雨的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lluvioso
570 millions of speakers

English

rainy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बरसात
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُـمْطِر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дождливый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chuvoso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বৃষ্টিবহুল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pluvieux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hujan lebat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

regnerisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

雨の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비가 오는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Udan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có mưa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மழை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पावसाळी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yağmurlu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piovoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

deszczowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дощовий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ploios
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βροχερός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

reën
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

regnig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

regntung
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rainy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAINY»

The term «rainy» is very widely used and occupies the 13.003 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of rainy
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RAINY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «rainy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «rainy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rainy

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10 QUOTES WITH «RAINY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rainy.
1
Catherine Bell
I love cold, rainy weather.
2
Sanjeev Bhaskar
I've always saved. I believe in keeping money back for a rainy day and living within my means. I don't buy expensive clothes; I have a 10-year-old car I'm hoping to replace when a big job comes in. I suppose when we do go on family holidays, I am quite happy to spend when we are there.
3
Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Savings is an important tool because it can help the poor deal with the ups and downs of irregular earnings and help them build reserves for a rainy day.
4
Billy Campbell
Vancouver is one of my favorite places on earth. It's gray and rainy there a lot of the time, but for some reason, even though it's gray and rainy, I feel like it's a sunny day.
5
Beverly Cleary
One rainy Sunday when I was in the third grade, I picked up a book to look at the pictures and discovered that even though I did not want to, I was reading. I have been a reader ever since.
6
Beverly Cleary
My mother always kept library books in the house, and one rainy Sunday afternoon - this was before television, and we didn't even have a radio - I picked up a book to look at the pictures and discovered I was reading and enjoying what I read.
7
Louise Erdrich
I was in love with the whole world and all that lived in its rainy arms.
8
Susan Ertz
Millions long for immortality who don't know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon.
9
William Feather
Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren't enjoying today's sunshine.
10
Kate Flannery
I think the genetics of being Irish are that you sort of prefer when it's rainy and cloudy. It's just genetic.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAINY»

Discover the use of rainy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rainy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Way to Rainy Mountain
And this is particularly true of the oral tradition, which exists in a dimension of timelessness. I was first told these stories by my father when I was a child. I do not know how long they had existed before I heard them.
N. Scott Momaday, 1976
2
Richard Scarry's Best Rainy Day Book Ever
Includes such activities as connecting-the-dots, making holiday decorations and cards, coloring, and making paper models.
‎2004
3
Madras on Rainy Days: A Novel
Set against the backdrop of the ancient walled city of Hyderabad and mounting Hindu-Muslim tensions, Madras on Rainy Days lyrically evokes the complexities of life behind the chador.
Samina Ali, 2005
4
A Rainy Day
Explores how people and other animals react to rainy days, providing photographs of lightning, flood waters, and a rainbow.
Robin Nelson, 2001
5
Rainy Day, Sunny Day: Set Of 6
This story is about the things you can do on rainy days and on sunny days. (Set of 6 with Teacher's Guide and Comprehension Question Card)
Theresa Bryson, 2010
6
One Rainy Night
'If you've missed Laymon, you've missed a treat' Stephen King A dark, warm and continuous rain falls on the town of Bixby, coating the inhabitants.
Richard Laymon, 2012
7
The Rainy Spell and Other Korean Stories
While the intensity of these experiences and the relatively short period of time over which they occurred permeate these stories, one is most struck by the resiliency and vitality of their strong characters.
Ji-moon Suh, Ji-moon Suh Chi-mun So Chi-mun Sŏ 서지문, 1997
8
Rainy Days with Bear
Little Bear uses imagination to chase away the rainy day blues.
Maureen Hull, 2005
9
Rainy River Lives: Stories Told by Maggie Wilson
Rainy River Lives is the long-lost collection of stories of Ojibwe men and women as told by a hitherto unpublished, traditional Ojibwe storyteller, Maggie Wilson (1879?1940).
Maggie Wilson, Sally J. Cole, 2009
10
Rainy Day People
Rainy Day People takes a comic look at love, sex and other antidepressants.
Todd McCullough, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAINY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rainy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
New Gold, Royal Gold deal boosts Rainy River mine development
Despite a significant drop in the price of gold, it's business as usual at New Gold's Rainy River project. The company announced a $175 million agreement with ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
2
School trustees, teachers disagree over capping rainy-day funds
School board members across the state have banded together against a state law that limits the amount of money districts can set aside for a rainy day, saying ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 15»
3
PAGASA: Rainy season starts; rain over Visayas and Luzon areas …
(Updated 11:08 a.m.) Weather service PAGASA declared the start of the rainy season Tuesday morning, GMA Resident Meteorologist Nathaniel "Mang Tani" ... «GMA News, Jun 15»
4
Rainy day fund to cover current $115.7 M budget deficit
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut's rainy day fund is being used to cover a lingering $115.7 million deficit in the current fiscal year budget. Gov. Dannel P. «Washington Times, Jun 15»
5
Rainy season fertilizer bans start today
Time again to lay off the fertilizer. Rainy season residential fertilizing bans kick in throughout Brevard County on June 1 and run through Sept. 30. Communities ... «Florida Today, Jun 15»
6
Danielewski Returns With A Long, Sideways Look At 'The Familiar'
The author behind the groundbreaking best-seller House Of Leaves is now releasing a new novel called The Familiar, Volume 1: One Rainy Day In May — and ... «NPR, May 15»
7
WHO unveils plan to pinpoint, isolate Ebola cases, eradicate virus …
Limiting the spread of the virus in the coastal areas of the two countries before the rainy season's imminent onset was crucial, it said. Among the concerns still ... «The Japan Times, Apr 15»
8
Muddy mess: Atlanta park closed, for now, after rainy fest
ATLANTA (AP) — A rainy weekend festival turned grassy portions of downtown Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park into a muddy mess, prompting officials to ... «Yahoo! Maktoob News, Apr 15»
9
Early Haiti rains bring risk of bleak cholera season
Haiti has two rainy seasons that tend to generate spikes in the waterborne bacterial disease; between April and June, and another, which coincides with ... «Reuters UK, Apr 15»
10
Russia's rainy day fund drops 10 per cent, state tries to support budget
MOSCOW -- The Russian government's rainy-day fund has shrunk by almost 10 per cent in dollar terms in February after the state sought to fill a hole in its ... «CTV News, Mar 15»

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