"dewy" meaning in English

See dewy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈdjuː.i/, /ˈd͡ʒuː.i/, /ˈduː.i/ Audio: en-us-dewy.ogg , en-us-dewy2.ogg Forms: dewier [comparative], more dewy [comparative], dewiest [superlative], most dewy [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English dewy, deuhy, from Old English dēawiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *dauwag, *dauwīg, equivalent to dew + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dewy}} Middle English dewy, {{inh|en|ang|dēawiġ}} Old English dēawiġ, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*dauwag}} Proto-West Germanic *dauwag, {{suf|en|dew|y|id2=adjectival}} dew + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} dewy (comparative dewier or more dewy, superlative dewiest or most dewy)
  1. Covered by dew. Synonyms: bedewed, rory, bedewed Translations (covered by dew): ро́сны (rósny) (Belarusian), пакры́ты расо́й (pakrýty rasój) (Belarusian), рася́ны́ (rasjáný) (Belarusian), росен (rosen) (Bulgarian), оросен (orosen) (Bulgarian), dauwig (Dutch), bedauwd (Dutch), betaut (German), taufeucht (German), rōridus (Latin), pokryty rosą [masculine] (Polish), zroszony [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-dewy-en-adj-kzkAI9Ws Disambiguation of 'covered by dew': 95 4 2
  2. Having the quality of bearing droplets of water. Translations (bearing droplets of water): mokry [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-dewy-en-adj-A6-tcqGt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Entries with translation boxes, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 49 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 11 55 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 54 37 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 57 34 4 0 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -y: 10 52 28 10 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 48 40 6 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 46 45 5 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 7 52 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 7 51 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 8 57 34 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 58 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 6 59 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 51 40 Disambiguation of 'bearing droplets of water': 1 89 10
  3. Fresh and innocent.
    Sense id: en-dewy-en-adj-5rUTY9Pf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 49 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 48 40 6 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 46 45 5 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 7 51 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dewily, dewiness, dewy-eyed, undewy

Inflected forms

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  "word": "dewy"
}

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