the raininess of the weather
1raininess — noun (of weather) the badness of the weather they were wearied with the foulness of the weather • Syn: ↑foulness • Hypernyms: ↑badness, ↑severity, ↑severeness …
2stormy weather — Synonyms and related words: bad times, bust, calm weather, cat and dog weather, climate, clime, cold weather, cyclone, depression, dirty weather, economic stagnation, evil day, fair weather, forces of nature, foul weather, good weather, halcyon… …
3foulness — noun 1. disgusting wickedness and immorality he understood the foulness of sin his display of foulness deserved severe punishment mouths which speak such foulness must be cleansed • Derivationally related forms: ↑foul • Hypernyms: ↑iniquity, ↑ …
4severeness — noun 1. something hard to endure the asperity of northern winters • Syn: ↑asperity, ↑grimness, ↑hardship, ↑rigor, ↑rigour, ↑severity, ↑rigorousness, ↑ …
5severity — noun 1. used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑badness, ↑severeness • Derivationally related forms: ↑bad (for: ↑severeness), ↑severe …
6badness — noun 1. that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency (Freq. 8) take the bad with the good • Syn: ↑bad • Ant: ↑goodness, ↑good (for: ↑bad) …
7rainy — /ˈreɪni/ (say raynee) adjective (rainier, rainiest) 1. characterised by rain: rainy weather; a rainy region. 2. wet with rain: rainy streets. 3. bringing rain: rainy clouds. –phrase 4. a rainy day, a time of need or emergency in the future: *He… …
8rainy — adj. (rainier, rainiest) 1 (of weather, a climate, day, region, etc.) in or on which rain is falling or much rain usually falls. 2 (of cloud, wind, etc.) laden with or bringing rain. Phrases and idioms: rainy day a time of special need in the… …