weather
noun · verb
Simple meaning
the daily atmospheric conditions, like temperature, wind, and rain
Pronunciation
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wehtherSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈwɛðɚ
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
“They were hoping for good weather.”
The short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.
Unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions, and their effects.
countablefiguratively
A situation.
verb
To expose to the weather, or show the effects of such exposure, or to withstand such effects.
To break down, of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air.
To rain; to storm.
by extension
To sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to endure; to resist.
Cause to slope
To cause (rocks) to break down by crushing, grinding, and/or dissolving with acids.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
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How this word commonly comes across.
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This meaning: The atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
Used this way, weather is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This sense is used where position and measurement matter — travel, weather and flight — so it reads as factual rather than emotive.
“They were hoping for good weather.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Geography/travel
- Weather/aviation
- Technical/specialist writing
Nearby words
- weather condition , rarer, so it draws attention
- atmospheric condition , rarer, so it draws attention
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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Compound terms
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Predicting what the weather will be.
A map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region.
A forecast of the weather.
Radar that is able to detect clouds and precipitation.
A satellite that transmits frequent picture of the earth below.
A line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
Make resistant to bad weather.
Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- meteorologicaladjective
- rainnoun
- rainfallnoun
- tornadonoun
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Synonyms
Sense: atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
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