Standard Lemma guide

sandy

adj · name · noun · 18 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • săn'di
  • /ˈsændi/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ændi
  • homophone: sandhi
  • /ˈsæn.di/
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  • CMU ARPABET: S AE1 N D IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Covered with sand.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Sprinkled with sand.

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Containing sand.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Some plants grow best in sandy soil.

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4

adj

Meaning 4

Like sand, especially in texture.

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5

adj

Meaning 5

Having the colour of sand.

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6

name

Meaning 6

A unisex given name from diminutives

A diminutive of the male given names Alexander, Sander, Alasdair, Sandeep, Sanford, or Santiago.

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name

Meaning 7

A unisex given name from diminutives

A diminutive of the female given names Sandra, Alexandra, or Cassandra.

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name

Meaning 8

A market town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1649).

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name

Meaning 9

A settlement in Llanelli Rural community, Carmarthenshire, Wales, just west of Llanelli town (OS grid ref SN4900).

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10

name

Meaning 10

A city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States.

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11

noun

Meaning 11

A sandwich

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Usage: informal

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12

noun

Meaning 12

Ellipsis of pecan sandy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal

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13

noun

Meaning 13

Diminutive of Sand Dancer

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Geordie, derogatory, diminutive, form-of

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14

noun

Meaning 14

A Scotsman.

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Usage: slang

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noun

Meaning 15

The callsign of an aircraft participating in CAS (close air support)

The A-1 Sky Raider aircraft.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, war

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noun

Meaning 16

The callsign of an aircraft participating in CAS (close air support)

The A-10 Avenger II aircraft.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, war

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17

adjective

Meaning 17

resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • arenaceous limestone
  • arenaceous grasses

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Synonyms: arenaceous, sandlike

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18

adjective satellite

Meaning 18

of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • flaxen locks

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Synonyms: flaxen

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History

Etymology

From Middle English sandi, sondy, sandiȝ, from Old English sandiġ (“sandy”), equivalent to sand + -y. Cognate with Dutch zandig (“sandy”), German sandig (“sandy”), Swedish sandig (“sandy”).

From clippings + -y

* (Bedfordshire): Recorded as Sandeie in the Domesday Book, the town is named with Old English sand (“sand”) + īeġ (“island”). Doublet of Sanday. * (Carmarthenshire): From Welsh sant + dŷ (“house of the saint”) * (Tyneside (Geordie)): sand + -y

Across languages

Translations

81 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Aromanian: arinos — covered with sand
  • Azerbaijani: qumlu — covered with sand
  • Basque: hareatsua — covered with sand
  • Belarusian: пясо́чны (pjasóčny) — covered with sand
  • Belarusian: пясча́ны (pjasčány) — covered with sand
  • Breton: traezhek — covered with sand
  • Bulgarian: песъчли́в (pesǎčlív) — covered with sand
  • Catalan: sorrenc — covered with sand
  • Danish: sandet — covered with sand
  • Dutch: zanderig — covered with sand
  • Esperanto: sabla — covered with sand
  • Finnish: hiekkainen — covered with sand
  • Galician: areoso — covered with sand
  • German: sandig — covered with sand
  • Greek: αμμώδης (ammódis) — covered with sand
  • Ancient Greek: ἀμμώδης (ammṓdēs) — covered with sand
  • Gujarati: રેતાળ (retāḷ) — covered with sand
  • Hungarian: homokos — covered with sand
  • Icelandic: sendinn — covered with sand
  • Ido: sabloza — covered with sand
  • Ingrian: liivakas — covered with sand
  • Ingrian: liivain — covered with sand
  • Ingrian: liivaperäin — covered with sand
  • Latin: harēnōsus — covered with sand
  • Latvian: smilšains — covered with sand
  • Lithuanian: smėlėtas — covered with sand
  • Macedonian: песочен (pesočen) — covered with sand
  • Nogai: кумлы (kumlı) — covered with sand
  • Polish: piaszczysty — covered with sand
  • Portuguese: areado — covered with sand
  • Portuguese: arenado — covered with sand
  • Romanian: nisipos — covered with sand
  • Romanian: arinos — covered with sand
  • Russian: песо́чный (pesóčnyj) — covered with sand
  • Russian: песча́ный (pesčányj) — covered with sand
  • Southern Altai: кумакту (kumaktu) — covered with sand
  • Spanish: arenoso — covered with sand
  • Swedish: sandig — covered with sand
  • Turkish: kumlu — covered with sand
  • Ukrainian: піща́ний (piščányj) — covered with sand
  • Yiddish: זאַמדיק (zamdik) — covered with sand
  • Azerbaijani: qumsal — containing sand
  • Bulgarian: песъчли́в (pesǎčlív) — containing sand
  • Hindi: बलुआ (baluā) — containing sand
  • Irish: gainmheach — containing sand
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sandholdig — containing sand
  • Russian: песо́чный (pesóčnyj) — containing sand
  • Russian: песча́ный (pesčányj) — containing sand
  • Turkish: kumlu — containing sand
  • Bulgarian: пя́съчен (pjásǎčen) — like sand
  • Catalan: sorrenc — like sand
  • Finnish: hiekkamainen — like sand
  • Galician: areoso — like sand
  • Greek: αμμώδης (ammódis) — like sand
  • Greek: αμμοειδής (ammoeidís) — like sand
  • Gujarati: રેતાળ (retāḷ) — like sand
  • Ido: sabloza — like sand
  • Latin: harēnōsus — like sand
  • Latvian: smilšains — like sand
  • Portuguese: areoso — like sand
  • Romanian: nisipos — like sand
  • Romanian: arinos — like sand
  • Russian: песо́чный (pesóčnyj) — like sand
  • Russian: песча́ный (pesčányj) — like sand
  • Spanish: arenoso — like sand
  • Turkish: kumsu — like sand
  • Ukrainian: піща́ний (piščányj) — like sand
  • Catalan: vermellós — sand-coloured
  • Danish: sandfarvet — sand-coloured
  • Dutch: zandkleurig — sand-coloured
  • Finnish: hiekanvärinen — sand-coloured
  • German: sandfarben — sand-coloured
  • Ido: sablea — sand-coloured
  • Irish: fionnrua — sand-coloured
  • Lithuanian: smėlio spalvos — sand-coloured
  • Norwegian: sandfarget — sand-coloured
  • Portuguese: arenoso — sand-coloured
  • Romanian: nisipiu — sand-coloured
  • Russian: песо́чный (pesóčnyj) — sand-coloured
  • Swedish: sandfärgad — sand-coloured
  • Ukrainian: піща́ний (piščányj) — sand-coloured
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