noun
Meaning 1
The state or condition of being rainy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
raininess
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noun
Meaning 2
(of weather) the badness of the weather
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- they were wearied with the foulness of the weather
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: foulness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: badness, severity, severeness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English rainy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English raininess From rainy + -ness.