different between dewy vs dews

English

Etymology

From Middle English dewy, deuhy, from Old English d?awi?, from Old English d?aw. Equivalent to dew +? y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?dju?.i/, /?d?u?.i/, /?du?.i/

Adjective

dewy (comparative dewier or more dewy, superlative dewiest or most dewy)

1. Covered by dew.

   Synonyms: bedewed, rory; see also Thesaurus:bedewed

2. Having the quality of bearing droplets of water.
3. Fresh and innocent.
   • 1814, 16 March, Percy Bysshe Shelley letter to Hogg, Thy Gentle Face

     Thy dewy looks sink in my breast

     Thy gentle words stir poison there;

Derived terms

• dewy-eyed

Translations

Anagrams

• wyde, wyed

Middle English

Alternative forms

• deuhy

Etymology

From Old English d?awi?, from Old English d?aw. Equivalent to dew +? -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?u?.i?/

Adjective

dewy

1. Resembling dew; dewy
2. Resembling water.

Descendants

• English: dewy

References

• “deu?, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-15.

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -u?z

Noun

dews

1. (archaic or poetic) plural of dew

Usage notes

Although a countable sense of dew is still used, the plural form is no longer in common usage.

Verb

dews

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dew

Anagrams

• Swed., Weds, weds

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Arabic ????.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?ws/

Noun

dews f (Arabic spelling ?????)

1. place, stead
2. trace, trail, footprint

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2003) , “dews”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press