pluvious

The pluvious weather made the fields lush and green.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Characterized by rain; rainy: "pluvious" describes something that is marked by or brings rain, often used in a formal or literary context.

Usage Examples

• (The rainy weather ruined our plans.)
• (They moved to a less rainy area.)

Advanced Usage

• "pluvious clouds": clouds that are heavy with rain or likely to produce rain.

  • Dark, pluvious clouds gathered on the horizon. (Dark, rain-bearing clouds gathered.)

• "a pluvious season": a season characterized by frequent or heavy rainfall.

  • The pluvious season in the tropics can last for months. (The rainy season in the tropics can last for months.)

Variants and Related Words

• Pluvial (adj): relating to or caused by rain; also a geological term for a period of increased rainfall.

  • Pluvial lakes formed during ancient wet periods. (Lakes formed by increased rainfall in the past.)

• Pluviometer (n): an instrument for measuring rainfall; a rain gauge.

  • The pluviometer recorded over 5 inches of rain. (The rain gauge measured over 5 inches.)

Synonyms

• Rainy: having or characterized by rainfall.
• Showery: marked by frequent or brief periods of rain.
• Drizzly: characterized by light, steady rain.

Related Idioms

• (No common idioms directly use "pluvious," but it is related to terms like "rain or shine" meaning regardless of weather conditions.)
  • We will proceed rain or shine, even in pluvious conditions. (We will proceed regardless of the weather, even in rainy conditions.)