Download the app
educalingo
Search
Breathless, we flung us on a windy hill, Laughed in the sun, and kissed the lovely grass.
Rupert Brooke

Meaning of "windy" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF WINDY

windy  [ˈwɪndɪ] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WINDY

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

WHAT DOES WINDY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Windy

"Windy" is a pop music song written by Ruthann Friedman and recorded by The Association. Released in 1967, the song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July of that year. Later in 1967, an instrumental version by jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery became his biggest Hot 100 hit when it peaked at #44. "Windy" was The Association's second U.S. number-one, following "Cherish" in 1966. According to rumor, the original lyrics by Ruthann Friedman were about a man and The Association changed them to be about a woman. "There are many explanations of who Windy actually was in Ruthann's life. She would have you know, she being me, Ruthann Friedman, that none of them are true. Windy was indeed a female and purely a fictitious character who popped into my head one fine day in 1967... During the recording session the Association members, sure that they were in the middle of recording a hit, called the song writer, me again, in to sing on the fade at the end. I can be heard singing a blues harmony as the song fades out..." Session musician Hal Blaine was brought in to play drums.

Definition of windy in the English dictionary

The first definition of windy in the dictionary is of, characterized by, resembling, or relating to wind; stormy. Other definition of windy is swept by or open to powerful winds. Windy is also marked by or given to empty, prolonged, and often boastful speech; bombastic.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WINDY


bhindi
ˈbɪndɪ
bindhi
ˈbɪndɪ
bindi
ˈbɪndɪ
Hindi
ˈhɪndɪ
indie
ˈɪndɪ
kindie
ˈkɪndɪ
kindy
ˈkɪndɪ
lindy
ˈlɪndɪ
Rawalpindi
rɔːlˈpɪndɪ
rindy
ˈraɪndɪ
shindy
ˈʃɪndɪ
Sindhi
ˈsɪndɪ
yindie
ˈjɪndɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WINDY

windstorm
windsucker
windsurf
windsurfer
windsurfing
windswept
windthrow
windtight
windward
Windward Islands
Windward Passage
windway
Windy City
windy conditions
wine
wine and dine
wine bar
wine box
wine cask
wine cellar

WORDS THAT END LIKE WINDY

bandy
brandy
bundy
Burgundy
cotton candy
cundy
dandy
eye candy
Grundy
gundy
handy
Indy
Kandy
Lundy
Normandy
randy
sandy
shandy
spendy
trendy

Synonyms and antonyms of windy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WINDY»

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

Translation of «windy» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF WINDY

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

Translator English - Chinese

有风的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ventoso
570 millions of speakers

English

windy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हवा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شَدِيدُ الرِّيَاح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ветреный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ventoso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঝড়ো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

venteux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

berangin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

windig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

風の強い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바람이 센
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Angin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lộng gió
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொந்தளிப்பான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वादळी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rüzgarlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ventoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wietrzny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вітряний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vântos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανεμόδαρτος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

winderige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blåsig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forblåst
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of windy

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WINDY»

The term «windy» is very widely used and occupies the 14.310 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
94
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «windy» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of windy
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «windy».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WINDY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «windy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «windy» 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 windy

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «WINDY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word windy.
1
Art Alexakis
My favorite drive is Highway 101 in California between Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo. I love the 101; Highway 1 is too windy, and 5 is too boring - the 101 is just right. It's like the Mama Bear of scenic drives.
2
Morena Baccarin
I love a good road trip. And I have been known to sing cheesy '80s songs at the top of my lungs on a windy road when no one can hear.
3
Keegan Bradley
It's such an advantage to be able to hit short irons low on command. When it's windy, you'll hit more greens. But low shots are a great strategy in calm conditions, too: The less time the ball hangs in the air, the less time it has to stray off line from the flagstick.
4
Rupert Brooke
Breathless, we flung us on a windy hill, Laughed in the sun, and kissed the lovely grass.
5
Tim Cahill
In my life outdoors, I've observed that animals of almost any variety will stand in a windy place rather than in a protected, windless area infested with biting insects. They would rather be annoyed by the wind than bitten.
6
Richard Eyre
The desire to share is not a vague, windy sentiment, not when you see the massive rise in live concerts in response to the phenomenon of downloading music... People want to get rid of the headphones and be part of a shared experience.
7
Tom Glazer
I'm afraid I talk a lot, too much, perhaps. I should have been a lawyer or a college professor or a windy politician, though I'm glad I am not any of these.
8
Niecy Nash
I have an extra set of eyelashes because you never know. I could cry or laugh, or it could be windy, and I'll need a standby pair.
9
Louis Oosthuizen
I grew up in Mossel Bay in South Africa on the Garden Route. It's really windy there, and I like it. I enjoy links golf a lot.
10
Stephen Spender
When a child, my dreams rode on your wishes, I was your son, high on your horse, My mind a top whipped by the lashes Of your rhetoric, windy of course.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WINDY»

Discover the use of windy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to windy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
High on a Windy Hill
Seven detailed maps aid in locating the burial sites. This edition also includes a newly compiled comprehensive index of more than 2,400 surnames, many of which include multiple entries.
Catherine S. McConnell, 1995
2
Brown in the Windy City: Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in ...
Brown in the Windy City is the first history to examine the migration and settlement of Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in postwar Chicago.
Lilia Fernandez, 2012
3
A Windy Day
Describes what happens when the weather is windy and shows some of the things people do on windy days.
Robin Nelson, 2001
4
Windy arbours: collected criticism
Windy Arbours collects pieces he wrote between 1970-1990 and is the first collection of his reviews to be published.
Aidan Higgins, 2005
5
Like a Windy Day
A young girl discovers all the things the wind can do, by playing and dancing along with it.
Frank Asch, Devin Asch, 2008
6
Flora's Very Windy Day
But Flora would do anything to get rid of Crispin, wouldn’t she? Jeanne Birdsall’s utterly charming picture book debut takes flight in Matt Phelan’s twisting, twirling watercolors, brimming with wit and whimsy.
Jeanne Birdsall, 2010
7
The Classic House: Ken Tate Architect : Windy Hill
Client and designers alike were accustomed to defying the status quo in their quest for perfection. As the book reveals, the synthesis of these four astute minds would produce a self-contained world of singular loveliness.
Graves Nelson, Ken Tate, 2004
8
The witch on a windy night
A cat, a dog, and a bat each ask a witch to share some of her soup.
Bernice Chardiet, Bernice Wells Carlson, 1997
9
Rainy, Windy, Snowy, Sunny Days: Linking Fiction to Nonfiction
Presents a summary of popular children's literature and nonfiction books related to weather subjects
Phyllis Jean Perry, 1996
10
Understanding Emotional Problems: The REBT Perspective
Understanding Emotional Problems provides an accurate understanding of the REBT perspective on eight major emotional problems for which help is sought: anxiety, depression, shame, guilt, unhealthy anger, hurt, unhealthy jealousy, and ...
Windy Dryden, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WINDY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term windy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Chance the Rapper confirms collaborative project with Kanye West …
Chance the Rapper got a chance to meet his #WCW, host Valerie Warner, when he appeared on the daytime talk show Windy City Live. Ostensibly there to ... «Consequence of Sound, Jul 15»
2
Windy Hill Road reopened, 'suspected pipe bomb' deemed false alarm
Smyrna police reopened a stretch of Windy Hill Road after deeming a “possible ... At about 2:45 p.m., the department issued an alert saying that Windy Hill Road ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jun 15»
3
Met Office issues a warning for windy conditions with gusts of 50mph …
"An unseasonably windy spell is likely across many parts of the UK later on Monday, overnight and well into Tuesday, as active frontal systems sweep across the ... «Cambridge News, Jun 15»
4
Anglia Weather: Turning wet and windy tonight
Becoming wet and very windy this evening, with gusts generally to 45 mph, perhaps 55 mph along the coast. Later winds ease a little, as the rain becomes ... «ITV News, Jun 15»
5
Wales weather: Wet and windy tonight
It will be wet and windy this evening and through much of tonight with some heavy rain at times but the rain should turn lighter and more intermittent towards ... «ITV News, May 15»
6
Andrew `FoFo' Gilich easily defeats Windy Swetman to become …
BILOXI, Mississippi -- Biloxi businessman Andrew "FoFo" Gilich completely dominated Tuesday's special runoff election and defeated Harrison County ... «gulflive.com, May 15»
7
Motorcyclist killed in wreck on Windy Hill Road
Emergency crews rushed a mother and her child to the hospital, and a motorcyclist was killed in a wreck on Windy Hill Road. «WSB Atlanta, Apr 15»
8
Extra-alarm fire at Windy City Produce, under investigation
CHICAGO, Ill. –An extra alarm fire broke out at 4 a.m. Monday on the city's North Side at Windy City Produce located at 3340 N. Pulaski. Firefighters arrived at ... «WGN-TV, Apr 15»
9
Trip Tips: LUXE City Guides - Windy Chicago beckons
April 17 (Reuters) - Ask any Midwesterner, and they will tell you to hurriedly pack your bags - the season to visit Chicago is nigh. The Windy City, notorious for its ... «Philly.com, Apr 15»
10
Greater Manchester weather: Wet and windy weekend ahead
But speaking of Saturday they added: “It will stay very windy throughout the day. Rain will clear during the morning but blustery showers, along with some sunny ... «Manchester Evening News, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Windy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/windy>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z