adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈɹeɪni/
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rhymes with -eɪni
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adj
Meaning 1
Pouring with rain; wet; showery
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Due to the rainy weather, we decided not to play in the park.
It's a very rainy day, so let's stay indoors.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
(of weather) wet by periods of rain
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
showery weather
rainy days
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: showery
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English reyny, from Old English reġniġ, from Proto-West Germanic *regnag, from Proto-Germanic *regnagaz (“rainy”), equivalent to rain + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian rienig (“rainy”), West Frisian reinich (“rainy”), Dutch regenig (“rainy”), German regnig (“rainy”), Swedish regnig (“rainy”).
Across languages
Translations
110 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Northern Altai:
ньанъмырлыг
(nʹanʺmïrlïg)
— abounding with rain
Southern Altai:
јаҥмырлу
(ǰaŋmïrlu)
— abounding with rain
Arabic:
مَطِر
(maṭir)
— abounding with rain
Arabic:
مَاطِر
(māṭir)
— abounding with rain
Arabic:
مُمْطِر
(mumṭir)
— abounding with rain
Armenian:
անձրեւոտ
(anjrewot)
— abounding with rain
Aromanian:
pluios
— abounding with rain
Aromanian:
pluiros
— abounding with rain
Asturian:
lluviosu
— abounding with rain
Azerbaijani:
yağışlı
— abounding with rain
Azerbaijani:
yağmurlu
— abounding with rain
Basque:
euritsu
— abounding with rain
Belarusian:
дажджы́сты
(daždžýsty)
— abounding with rain
Belarusian:
дажджлі́вы
(daždžlívy)
— abounding with rain
Belarusian:
дажджавы́
(daždžavý)
— abounding with rain
Central Bikol:
mauran
— abounding with rain
Breton:
glavek
— abounding with rain
Bulgarian:
дъждо́вен
(dǎždóven)
— abounding with rain
Bulgarian:
дъждови́т
(dǎždovít)
— abounding with rain
Catalan:
plujós
— abounding with rain
Chinese Cantonese:
多雨
(do1 jyu5)
— abounding with rain
Chinese Mandarin:
多雨
(duōyǔ)
— abounding with rain
Czech:
deštivý
— abounding with rain
Danish:
regnfuld
— abounding with rain
Dutch:
regenachtig
— abounding with rain
Esperanto:
pluva
— abounding with rain
Estonian:
vihmane
— abounding with rain
Finnish:
sateinen
— abounding with rain
French:
pluvieux
— abounding with rain
Friulian:
ploiôs
— abounding with rain
Galician:
chuvioso
— abounding with rain
Georgian:
წვიმიანი
(c̣vimiani)
— abounding with rain
German:
regnerisch
— abounding with rain
Greek:
βροχερός
(vrocherós)
— abounding with rain
Ancient Greek:
ὄμβριος
(ómbrios)
— abounding with rain
Hebrew:
גָּשׁוּם
(gashúm)
— abounding with rain
Hungarian:
esős
— abounding with rain
Ingrian:
vihmakas
— abounding with rain
Ingrian:
saekas
— abounding with rain
Ingrian:
itkuin
— abounding with rain
Irish:
fliuch
— abounding with rain
Irish:
fearthainneach
— abounding with rain
Irish:
báistiúil
— abounding with rain
Italian:
piovoso
— abounding with rain
Italian:
pluviale
— abounding with rain
Japanese:
雨が降る
(ame ga furu)
— abounding with rain
Japanese:
雨の
(ame no)
— abounding with rain
Japanese:
雨降りの
(amefuri no)
— abounding with rain
Japanese:
雨の多い
(ame no ōi)
— abounding with rain
Kalmyk:
хурта
(xurta)
— abounding with rain
Kalmyk:
хур-бората
(xur-borata)
— abounding with rain
Kazakh:
жаңбырлы
(jañbyrly)
— abounding with rain
Kazakh:
جاڭبىرلى
— abounding with rain
Khakas:
наңмырлығ
(nañmırlığ)
— abounding with rain
Korean:
비가 오는
— abounding with rain
Korean:
우중의
(ujung'ui)
— abounding with rain
Kyrgyz:
жамгырдуу
(jamgırduu)
— abounding with rain
Lao:
ມີຝົນ
(mī fon)
— abounding with rain
Latin:
pluviōsus
— abounding with rain
Latin:
imbridus
— abounding with rain
Latvian:
lietains
— abounding with rain
Lithuanian:
lietingas
— abounding with rain
Macedonian:
дождлив
(doždliv)
— abounding with rain
Malagasy:
morana
— abounding with rain
Manchu:
ᠠᡤᠠᠩᡤᠠ
(agangga)
— abounding with rain
Māori:
hāuaua
— abounding with rain
Middle English:
reyny
— abounding with rain
Mongolian:
бороотой
(borootoj)
— abounding with rain
Mongolian:
ᠪᠣᠷᠤᠭ᠋ᠠᠲᠠᠢ
(boruɣatai)
— abounding with rain
Nanai:
тугдэку
(tugdeku)
— abounding with rain
Norwegian Bokmål:
regnfull
— abounding with rain
Norwegian Nynorsk:
regnfull
— abounding with rain
Occitan:
plujós
— abounding with rain
Pannonian Rusyn:
дижджовни
(diždžovni)
— abounding with rain
Pannonian Rusyn:
дижджови
(diždžovi)
— abounding with rain
Persian:
بارانی
(bârâni)
— abounding with rain
Plautdietsch:
räajnisch
— abounding with rain
Polish:
deszczowy
— abounding with rain
Polish:
dżdżysty
— abounding with rain
Portuguese:
chuvoso
— abounding with rain
Portuguese:
pluvioso
— abounding with rain
Romanian:
ploios
— abounding with rain
Russian:
дождли́вый
(doždlívyj)
— abounding with rain
Russian:
дождево́й
(doždevój)
— abounding with rain
Sardinian:
proghinosu
— abounding with rain
Sardinian:
pioanu
— abounding with rain
Serbo-Croatian:
кѝшан
— abounding with rain
Serbo-Croatian:
kìšan
— abounding with rain
Shor:
нағбурлығ
(naĝburlıĝ)
— abounding with rain
Sicilian:
chiuvusu
— abounding with rain
Slovak:
daždivý
— abounding with rain
Slovene:
deževen
— abounding with rain
Spanish:
lluvioso
— abounding with rain
Spanish:
pluvioso
— abounding with rain
Swedish:
regnig
— abounding with rain
Tagalog:
maulan
— abounding with rain
Turkish:
yağmurlu
— abounding with rain
Tuvan:
частыг
(çastıg)
— abounding with rain
Tuvan:
чаашкынныг
(çaaşkınnıg)
— abounding with rain
Ukrainian:
дощови́й
(doščovýj)
— abounding with rain
Ukrainian:
дощови́тий
(doščovýtyj)
— abounding with rain
Uzbek:
yomgʻirli
— abounding with rain
Venetan:
piovàn
— abounding with rain
Vietnamese:
trời mưa
— abounding with rain
Vietnamese:
có mưa
— abounding with rain
Welsh:
glawog
— abounding with rain
West Frisian:
reinich
— abounding with rain
Written Oirat:
ᡍᡇᠷᡐᠠᡅ
(xurtai)
— abounding with rain
Yakut:
самыырдаах
(samïïrdaaq)
— abounding with rain