raininess

UK: /ˈreɪnɪnɪs/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

rain•y /ˈreɪni/  adj., -i•er, -i•est. 

1. full of or being like rain;
   having great amounts of rain:
   the rainy season.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

rain•y  (rā′nē), adj., rain•i•er, rain•i•est. 

1. characterized by rain:
   rainy weather; a rainy region.
2. wet with rain:
   rainy streets.
3. bringing rain:
   rainy clouds.

• Middle English reyny, Old English rēnig. See rain, -y¹ bef. 1000

rain′i•ly, adv. 
rain′i•ness, n.