showery
/ˈʃaʊəɹi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "A gentleman goes forth on a showery and miry day. He returns immaculate in the evening with the gloss still on his hat and his boots."
- "The sun came out after what had been a showery morning, allowing the celebration to take place in the garden."
- "Over their heads a crystal firmament, / Whereon a sapphire throne, inlaid with pure / Amber, and colours of the showery arch."
- "She knew exactly how each of these trees would talk if only she could wake them, and what sort of human form it would put on. She looked at a silver birch: it would have a soft, showery voice and would look like a slender girl, with hair blown all about her face, and fond of dancing."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *skawwōną Proto-West Germanic *skauwōn Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Proto-West Germanic *skauwārī Old English sċēawere Middle English schewere English shower Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English showery From shower + -y.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈʃaʊəɹi/
- British English: /ˈʃaʊəɹi/