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# rainy

adjective (rainy, rainier, rainiest)

«rainy» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Rainy means with a lot of rain: a rainy day, a rainy country. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rainy/#m1)
2. A rainy season is the time of year when it rains most. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rainy/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography and science, rainy places have wet climates; tropical areas have a rainy season and a dry season. In everyday life, rainy days mean indoor games, umbrellas and wellies. Phrases: a rainy day, rainy season, save for a rainy day (save money for when you will need it).

### Examples

- It was a rainy morning, so we played inside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rainy/#x1)
- Take an umbrella, it looks rainy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rainy/#x2)
- Ireland is a rainy country. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rainy/#x3)
- In the rainy season, rivers flood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rainy/#x4)
- I like reading on rainy days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rainy/#x5)
- Save some pocket money for a rainy day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rainy/#x6)
- The rainiest month here is November. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rainy/#x7)
- Rainy weather makes the roads slippery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rainy/#x8)
- It was late in the autumn, with rainy and cloudy weather. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rainy/#x9)

### Note

Comparative: rainier, rainiest. Do not confuse rainy with raining (verb: «It is raining») or rain (noun). «Saving for a rainy day» is not about weather.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Proverbs compares a quarrelsome wife to a constant drip on a rainy day. This is read as a warning about the harm of constant arguing. In the primary lessons: In geography and science, rainy places have wet climates; tropical areas have a rainy season and a dry season. In everyday life, rainy days mean indoor games, umbrellas and wellies. Phrases: a rainy day, rainy season, save for a rainy day (save money for when you will need it).

### Examples

- A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike; (Writings PRO.27.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rainy/#x1)

### Note

Comparative: rainier, rainiest. Do not confuse rainy with raining (verb: «It is raining») or rain (noun). «Saving for a rainy day» is not about weather.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rainy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rainy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rainy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rainy.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «rainy» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rainy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rainy» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/rainy.html) on Mova free.