Weather Definition
wĕthər
weathered, weathers
noun
weathers
The general condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place, with regard to the temperature, moisture, cloudiness, etc.
Webster's New World
Disagreeable or harmful atmospheric conditions; storm, rain, etc.
Protected against the weather.
Webster's New World
The unpleasant or destructive effects of such atmospheric conditions.
Protected the house from the weather.
American Heritage
Changes of fortune.
Had known him in many weathers.
American Heritage
verb
weathered, weathers
To expose to the action of the weather or atmosphere, as for airing, drying, or seasoning.
Webster's New World
To become worn, discolored, etc. from being exposed to the weather or atmosphere.
Webster's New World
To wear away, discolor, disintegrate, or otherwise change for the worse by exposure to the atmosphere.
Webster's New World
To pass through safely or survive.
To weather a storm.
Webster's New World
To slope (masonry, cornices, sills, etc.) so as to allow water to run off.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Designating or of the side of a ship, etc. toward the wind; windward.
Webster's New World
Relating to or used in weather forecasting.
A weather plane.
American Heritage
Exposed to the elements.
Weather deck.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
idiom
make heavy weather of
- To exaggerate the difficulty of something to be done.
American Heritage
under the weather
- Somewhat indisposed; slightly ill.
American Heritage
make heavy weather of
- to create needless difficulties in dealing with
Webster's New World
under the weather
- not feeling well; somewhat sick; ailing
- somewhat drunk
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Weather
Origin of Weather
-
From Middle English, from Old English weder, from Proto-Germanic *wedrÄ…, from Proto-Indo-European *wedÊ°rom (=*we-dÊ°rom). Cognate with West Frisian waar, Dutch weer, Low German Weder, German Wetter, Danish vejr, Swedish väder; also more distantly related to Russian вёдро (vyodro, “fair weather") and perhaps Albanian vrëndë (“light rain").
From Wiktionary
-
Middle English weder, wether from Old English weder wē- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Weather Is Also Mentioned In
Find Similar Words
Find similar words to weather using the buttons below.