different between snowy vs rainy

English

Etymology

From Middle English snowy, snawy, from Old English sn?wi?, equivalent to snow +? -y.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /sn??i/

Adjective

snowy (comparative snowier, superlative snowiest)

1. Marked by snow, characterized by snow.

   snowy day

2. Covered with snow, snow-covered, besnowed.

   snowy hillside

3. Snow-white in color, white as snow.

   Synonym: niveous

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

snowy (plural snowies)

1. (informal) Synonym of snowy owl

Further reading

• snowy at OneLook Dictionary Search

Middle English

Alternative forms

• snawy, snawi

Etymology

From Old English sn?wi?; equivalent to snow +? -y.

Pronunciation

• (Early ME, Northen NE) IPA^(key): /?sn?u?i?/
• IPA^(key): /?sn?u?i?/

Adjective

snowy

1. snowy (resembling snow in temperature or colour)

Descendants

• English: snowy
• Scots: snawy

References

• “snou?, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-14.

Polish

Etymology

From sen +? -owy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sn?.v?/

Adjective

snowy (not comparable)

1. (rare) oneiric (of or pertaining to dreams)

Declension

Further reading

• snowy in Polish dictionaries at PWN

English

Etymology

From Middle English reyny, from Old English *re?ni?, r?ni? (“rainy”), from Proto-Germanic *regnagaz (“rainy”), equivalent to rain +? -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??e?ni/
• Rhymes: -e?ni

Adjective

rainy (comparative rainier, superlative rainiest)

1. Pouring with rain; wet; showery

   Due to the rainy weather, we decided not to play in the park.

   It's a very rainy day, so let's stay indoors.

Derived terms

• raininess
• rainy day

Translations