sandy
adjective · noun
Simple meaning
Resembling or containing or abounding in sand.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
sandeeSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsændi
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas
Covered with sand.
Like sand, especially in texture.
Having the colour of sand.
Sprinkled with sand.
noun
A diminutive of the male given names Alexander, Sander, Alasdair, Sandeep, Sanford, or Santiago.
A diminutive of the female given names Sandra, Alexandra, or Cassandra.
A market town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1649).
informal
A kind of cookie made with pecan nuts and having a sandy color and texture.
informal
A sandwich
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Share your sentence
Common Patterns and Combinations
How this word naturally appears with others.
Word Family
Related forms, grouped by how they connect.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
A power tool used for sanding wood.
A shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A desert in southern Saudi Arabia.
An edible agaric that fruits in great clusters (especially in sandy soil under cottonwood trees).
Ask Vocabaura
Understand the word your way.
What Does It Mean Here?
Words can change meaning depending on context.
Use it yourself
Knowing “sandy” starts when you use it. Pick a next step, all free.
Dictionary data from Wiktionary via the Free Dictionary API. Simple meanings, combinations and word intelligence are built from verified reference data, no AI is used to load this page.