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weather

/ˈwɛðə/ noun

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In Latin: caelum, tempestas Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about weather at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. The short-term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.
    What's the weather like today?
  2. Unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions, and their effects.
    Wooden garden furniture must be well oiled as it is continuously exposed to weather.
  3. The direction from which the wind is blowing; used attributively to indicate the windward side.

adjective

  1. Facing towards the flow of a fluid, usually air.
    weather side, weather helm

verb

  1. To expose to the weather, or show the effects of such exposure, or to withstand such effects.
  2. To sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to endure; to resist.
  3. To break down, of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air.

Origin

From Middle English weder, wedir, from Old English weder, from Proto-West Germanic *wedr, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰrom (=*we-dʰrom), from *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).

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