pluviosityn.

Brit.

/ˌpluːvɪˈɒsᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌpluviˈɑsədi/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pluviōsus , -ity suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin pluviōsus pluviose adj. + -ity suffix. Compare post-classical Latin pluviositas (12th cent. in British sources).

rare.

The quality of being rainy or of bringing rain; rainfall.Quot. 1877 alludes to Pluviose n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wet weather > [noun] > fact or condition of being rainy or wet

raininess1660

pluviosity1827

sloppiness1862

1827 J. W. Loudon Mummy! I. iii. 44 The combination of straw and other materials, sometimes piled upon the apex of a house, to defend it from the inroads of pluviosity.

1845 J. R. Lowell Let. 13 Aug. (1894) I. 105 Whether in a..heavy shower, or under the artificial pluviosity of the gardener's watering-pot.

1877 J. Morley Crit. Misc. 2nd Ser. 110 It was at least a gain to pay homage to that faculty..which had brought the forces of nature,—its pluviosity, nivosity, germinality, and vendemiarity,—under the yoke for the service of men.

1973 Nature 10 Aug. 341/1 An increase of water supply..due to an increase in the pluviosity and to a sudden increase in local or regional continental subsidence.

1999 Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) (Nexis) 9 Mar. b11 Those big talkers now whine about wet rain—relentless, drab, mold-producing, muddy, the-dog-is-always-wet, leaden, depressing, pass-the-Prozac pluviosity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pluviosity
释义	pluviosityn. Brit. /ˌpluːvɪˈɒsᵻti/, U.S. /ˌpluviˈɑsədi/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pluviōsus , -ity suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin pluviōsus pluviose adj. + -ity suffix. Compare post-classical Latin pluviositas (12th cent. in British sources). rare. The quality of being rainy or of bringing rain; rainfall.Quot. 1877 alludes to Pluviose n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wet weather > [noun] > fact or condition of being rainy or wet raininess1660 pluviosity1827 sloppiness1862 1827 J. W. Loudon Mummy! I. iii. 44 The combination of straw and other materials, sometimes piled upon the apex of a house, to defend it from the inroads of pluviosity. 1845 J. R. Lowell Let. 13 Aug. (1894) I. 105 Whether in a..heavy shower, or under the artificial pluviosity of the gardener's watering-pot. 1877 J. Morley Crit. Misc. 2nd Ser. 110 It was at least a gain to pay homage to that faculty..which had brought the forces of nature,—its pluviosity, nivosity, germinality, and vendemiarity,—under the yoke for the service of men. 1973 Nature 10 Aug. 341/1 An increase of water supply..due to an increase in the pluviosity and to a sudden increase in local or regional continental subsidence. 1999 Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) (Nexis) 9 Mar. b11 Those big talkers now whine about wet rain—relentless, drab, mold-producing, muddy, the-dog-is-always-wet, leaden, depressing, pass-the-Prozac pluviosity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1827
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