"moany" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈməʊni/ [UK] Forms: moanier [comparative], moaniest [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊni Etymology: Etymology tree English moan Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English moany From moan + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|moan|-y<id:adjectival>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English moan Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English moany [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-gaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-g", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "moany", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="moany"> From moan + -y. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} moany (comparative moanier, superlative moaniest)
  1. (informal) Tending to complain. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-moany-en-adj-J~SWwqoA Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 79 21 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 79 21 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 95 5
  2. Resembling or characteristic of a moan.
    Sense id: en-moany-en-adj-f68id2~h

Inflected forms

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