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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWindy
/ˈwɪn.di/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Marked by strong winds or a lot of wind.
"It was too windy to play tennis outside." - 2
Tending to talk a lot without saying much of substance, or characterized by long-windedness.
"The politician gave a windy speech that bored the audience."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'windig', combining 'wind' (from Proto-Germanic *winthaz) with the adjectival suffix '-ig'. Over the centuries, the core meaning has remained remarkably stable, primarily describing weather conditions marked by strong or brisk movement of air.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Windy" is said worldwide
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venteux
Transliteration: /vɑ̃.tø/
"Le temps est très venteux aujourd'hui."
windig
Transliteration: /ˈvɪndɪç/
"Heute ist es draußen sehr windig."
ventoso
Transliteration: /venˈto.zo/
"Oggi il tempo è molto ventoso."
ventoso
Transliteration: /benˈtoso/
"Hace un día muy ventoso en la costa."
ventoso
Transliteration: /vẽˈtozu/
"O dia está bastante ventoso lá fora."
तूफ़ानी
Transliteration: toofani
"आज बाहर बहुत हवा चल रही है।"
有风的
Transliteration: yǒu fēng de
"今天外面风很大。"
바람이 부는
Transliteration: barami buneun
"오늘은 날씨가 바람이 많이 분다."
風が強い
Transliteration: kaze ga tsuyoi
"今日は外風が強いです。"
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