windy

CEFRA1

/ˈwɪn.di/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Having a lot of wind.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Empty and lacking substance.

Examples

  • It was cold, and, in addition, it was windy.

  • It was a long and windy night.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈwaɪndi/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Unsheltered and open to the wind.

  2. Accompanied by wind.

  3. Long-winded; orally verbose.

More examples

In context

  • They made windy promises they would not keep.

  • They shagged in a windy bus shelter.

  • The Tex-Mex meal had made them somewhat windy.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English windy, from Old English windiġ (“windy”), from Proto-Germanic *windigaz (“windy”), equivalent to wind + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian wiendich (“windy”), West Frisian winich (“windy”), Dutch winderig (“windy”), German Low German windig (“windy”), German windig (“windy”), Swedish vindig (“windy”), Icelandic vindugur (“windy”). The “frightened” sense probably derives from the phrase have the wind up.