raininessn.

Brit.

/ˈreɪnɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈreɪninᵻs/

Forms: see rainy adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rainy adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < rainy adj. + -ness suffix.

The fact or condition of being rainy.

ΘΚΠ

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

raininess1660

pluviosity1827

sloppiness1862

1660 A. Moore Compend. Hist. Turks 501 Their Harquebusiers through the weathers rayniness, and tempestuousness, serving to little purpose.

1721 S. M. Treat. Plague 2 The Reason of this is Plain, from considering the Raininess of the Winter.

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II. at Sleetiness Raininess and Snowiness.

1814 Times 25 Mar. 2/4 The raininess of the season.

1850 C. Kingsley N. Devon: Pt. III in Misc. (1860) II. 298 The very raininess of the climate..leaves the clear air..all the more pure.

1895 G. B. Shaw in Sat. Rev. 28 Sept. 409/2 That Constablesque suggestion..of English raininess.

1916 Science 30 June 935/2 The excessive raininess of the winter of 1914 to 1915 in the British Isles and weather anomalies elsewhere have occasioned some comment.

1956 Long Beach (Calif.) Independent 7 July 24/2 In the northeastern cool reaches, from Ohio and New Jersey northward, raininess dissipated during the day.

1998 E. J. Lowe Possibility of Metaphysics iv. 95 To say that Durham will be rainy is to predicate raininess of Durham in the future-tense mode.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	raininess
释义	raininessn. Brit. /ˈreɪnɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈreɪninᵻs/ Forms: see rainy adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rainy adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < rainy adj. + -ness suffix. The fact or condition of being rainy. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wet weather > [noun] > fact or condition of being rainy or wet raininess1660 pluviosity1827 sloppiness1862 1660 A. Moore Compend. Hist. Turks 501 Their Harquebusiers through the weathers rayniness, and tempestuousness, serving to little purpose. 1721 S. M. Treat. Plague 2 The Reason of this is Plain, from considering the Raininess of the Winter. 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II. at Sleetiness Raininess and Snowiness. 1814 Times 25 Mar. 2/4 The raininess of the season. 1850 C. Kingsley N. Devon: Pt. III in Misc. (1860) II. 298 The very raininess of the climate..leaves the clear air..all the more pure. 1895 G. B. Shaw in Sat. Rev. 28 Sept. 409/2 That Constablesque suggestion..of English raininess. 1916 Science 30 June 935/2 The excessive raininess of the winter of 1914 to 1915 in the British Isles and weather anomalies elsewhere have occasioned some comment. 1956 Long Beach (Calif.) Independent 7 July 24/2 In the northeastern cool reaches, from Ohio and New Jersey northward, raininess dissipated during the day. 1998 E. J. Lowe Possibility of Metaphysics iv. 95 To say that Durham will be rainy is to predicate raininess of Durham in the future-tense mode. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1660
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