windy

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Etymology 1

From Middle English windy, from Old English windiġ, from Proto-Germanic *windigaz, equivalent to wind + -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈwɪndi/

Adjective

windy (comparative windier, superlative windiest)

1. Accompanied by wind.

   It was a long and windy night.

2. Unsheltered and open to the wind.

   They shagged in a windy bus shelter.

3. Empty and lacking substance.

   They made windy promises they would not keep.

4. Long-winded; orally verbose.
5. (informal) Flatulent.

   The Tex-Mex meal had made them somewhat windy.

6. (slang) Nervous, frightened.

Synonyms

• (accompanied by wind) blowy, blustery, breezy
• See also Thesaurus:verbose
• See also Thesaurus:flatulent

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “accompanied by wind”): calm, windless

Translations

• French: venteux
• German: windig
• Italian: ventoso
• Portuguese: ventoso
• Russian: ве́треный
• Spanish: ventoso

Translations

• French: venteux, venté
• Italian: ventilato

Translations

• French: vain
• Spanish: vano

Translations

• French: venteux
• Spanish: flatulento

Noun

windy (plural windies)

1. (colloquial) A fart.

Etymology 2

From wind + -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈwaɪndi/

Adjective

windy (comparative windier, superlative windiest)

1. (of a path etc) Having many bends; winding, twisting or tortuous.

Translations

• Italian: curvoso
• Russian: изви́листый

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