weather
[ weth-er ]
/ ˈwɛð ər /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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Idioms for weather
- somewhat indisposed; ailing; ill.
- suffering from a hangover.
- more or less drunk: Many fatal accidents are caused by drivers who are under the weather.
under the weather, Informal.
Origin of weather
First recorded before 900; Middle English (noun), Old English weder; cognate with Dutch weder, German Wetter, Old Norse vethr
historical usage of weather
Weather and its (Germanic) kindred terms wind and window are derivatives of the very common, very complicated Proto-Indo-European root awe-, awē-, wē- “to blow.” The variant awe- is the source of Germanic wedram “storm, weather” (Old English weder, English weather ). The suffixed variant wēn- forms Latin ventum “wind,” and English wind and window.
Window is first recorded in Middle English in the first half of the 13th century. It comes from Old Norse vindauga “wind eye,” originally an opening in a gable or roof to release smoke and admit light. (The Old Norse word came into Old English before the initial w- became v- in literary Old Norse.)
Window is first recorded in Middle English in the first half of the 13th century. It comes from Old Norse vindauga “wind eye,” originally an opening in a gable or roof to release smoke and admit light. (The Old Norse word came into Old English before the initial w- became v- in literary Old Norse.)
OTHER WORDS FROM weather
weath·er·er, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH weather
weather , whetherWords nearby weather
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British Dictionary definitions for weather
weather
/ (ˈwɛðə) /
noun
adjective
(prenominal) on or at the side or part towards the wind; windwardthe weather anchor Compare lee (def. 4)
verb
Derived forms of weather
weatherability, nounweatherer, nounWord Origin for weather
Old English weder; related to Old Saxon wedar, Old High German wetar, Old Norse vethr
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Scientific definitions for weather
weather
[ wĕð′ər ]
The state of the atmosphere at a particular time and place. Weather is described in terms of variable conditions such as temperature, humidity, wind velocity, precipitation, and barometric pressure. Weather on Earth occurs primarily in the troposphere, or lower atmosphere, and is driven by energy from the Sun and the rotation of the Earth. The average weather conditions of a region over time are used to define a region's climate.
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Cultural definitions for weather
weather
The daily conditions of the atmosphere in terms of temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, and moisture.
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Idioms and Phrases with weather
weather
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