different between sandy vs arenose

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• enPR: s?n'di, IPA^(key): /?sændi/
• Rhymes: -ændi
• Homophone: sandhi

Adjective

sandy (comparative sandier, superlative sandiest)

1. Covered with sand.
2. Sprinkled with sand.
3. Containing sand.

   Some plants grow best in sandy soil.

4. Like sand, especially in texture.
5. Having the colour of sand.

Derived terms

• Great Sandy Desert
• pecan sandy
• sandy blight
• Sandy Hook
• sandyish

Translations

See also

• Appendix:Colors

English

Alternative forms

• arenous

Etymology

From Latin arenosus (“sandy”), from arena (“sand”).

Adjective

arenose (comparative more arenose, superlative most arenose)

1. sandy, gritty, full of sand.

Synonyms

• sandy, gritty

Related terms

• arenosity

Translations

Italian

Adjective

arenose

1. feminine plural of arenoso

Anagrams

• esonera

Latin

Adjective

ar?n?se

1. vocative masculine singular of ar?n?sus