pluvieux
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pluviōsus. Supplanted the inherited Old French plujos, pluios.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ply.vjø/
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Adjective
pluvieux (feminine pluvieuse, masculine plural pluvieux, feminine plural pluvieuses)
- rainy (characterised by rain)
- Near-synonym: humide
- Antonym: sec
- climat pluvieux ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- la saison pluvieuse ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- des journées pluvieuses ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- une région pluvieuse ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with pluvial, which describes that which has fallen rain as its origin (e.g. eaux pluviales, rainwater as a collective) or cause (e.g. erosion resulting from rainfall).
Derived terms
- pluviosité
Related terms
- pluie
- pluviôse
- pleuvoir
References
- “pluvieux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- “pluvieux” in Dictionnaire Français en ligne Larousse.