blowy

/'bloui/

Thân thiện

It is a blowy day at the beach.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Characterized by strong winds; windy: Describes weather, conditions, or places where the wind is blowing noticeably and often with some force.
   • Exposed to or swept by the wind: Describes a location that is not sheltered and is subject to breezes or gusts.

Usage

The adjective "blowy" is used to describe conditions or places where the wind is a prominent feature. It is more informal than "windy" and often suggests a breezy, fresh, or sometimes uncomfortably gusty atmosphere. It typically modifies nouns like day, weather, hill, or beach.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • It's a bit blowy for a picnic today; the napkins keep flying away.
  • She tied her hair back because of the blowy conditions on the cliff top.
  • We had a blowy walk along the coast, but it was very invigorating.

Advanced Usage

• Descriptive Use: Often used in descriptive writing or casual speech to convey a sensory experience of the wind.
  • The blowy moorland made conversation difficult.

Variants and Related Words

• Blowily (adverb): In a windy manner.
  • The flags flapped blowily from the mast.
• Blowiness (noun): The state or quality of being blowy.
  • The forecast predicted a day of sunshine and blowiness.

Synonyms

• Windy: Characterized by or exposed to wind.
• Breezy: Pleasantly windy.
• Gusty: Characterized by sudden, strong bursts of wind.
• Airy: Open to the free movement of air.

Antonyms

• Calm: Without wind or motion; still.
• Sheltered: Protected from the wind.
• Still: Devoid of wind or movement.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
   • blowy weather
   • a windy bluff

Từ đồng nghĩa

• breezy
• windy