Windy — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

adjective /ˈwin-dē/ (adjective) /ˈwīn-dē/ (adjective)

Meaning & Definition of Windy

Windy (adjective)

  1. windswept
  2. marked by strong wind or by more wind than usual
  3. violent, stormy
  4. winding

Windy (adjective) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. marked by strong wind or more wind than usual

    "one particularly windy day should shake the last of the autumn leaves from the trees"

    similar: blowy, blustery, breezy, gusty, squally
    related: drafty, stormy, tempestuous
    near: breathless, calm, motionless, still

  2. marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases

    "gave his usual windy speech about working for the common people"

    similar: bombastic, flatulent, fustian, gaseous, gassy, grandiloquent, oratorical, orotund, rhetorical
    related: bloated, elevated, florid, flowery, grandiose, highfalutin, high-flown, high-sounding, inflated, lofty, ornate, pompous, pontifical, pretentious, stilted, tumid, turgid, overdone, verbose, wordy
    opposite: unrhetorical
    near: eloquent, well-spoken, bald, direct, matter-of-fact, plain, plainspoken, simple, stark, straightforward, unadorned, unaffected, unpretentious

  3. using or containing more words than necessary to express an idea

    "a windy saleswoman who told us a lot more than we wanted to know about vacuum cleaners"

    similar: circuitous, circumlocutory, diffuse, garrulous, logorrheic, long-winded, pleonastic, prolix, rambling, verbose, wordy
    related: chatty, communicative, conversational, gabby, loquacious, talkative, talky, voluble, periphrastic, redundant, repetitious, tautological, tautologous, embellished, embroidered, exaggerated, bombastic, gaseous, gassy, grandiloquent, highfalutin
    opposite: compact, concise, crisp, pithy, succinct, terse
    near: brief, short, aphoristic, epigrammatic, sententious, compendious, summary, abbreviated, abridged, condensed, shortened, abrupt, blunt, brusque, curt, laconic, snippy

  4. marked by a long series of irregular curves

    "a windy little creek"

    similar: bending, crazy, crooked, curled, curling, curved, curving, curvy, devious, serpentine, sinuous, tortuous, twisted, twisting, winding
    related: zigzag, zigzagging, circling, coiled, coiling, corkscrew, looping, spiral, spiraling, swirling, circuitous, indirect, roundabout, meandering, rambling, wandering, irregular, jagged, uneven
    opposite: straight, straightaway
    near: direct, linear

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Windy

The most common words with a similar meaning to Windy:

blowy, blustery, breezy, gusty, squally, bombastic, flatulent, fustian, gaseous, gassy, grandiloquent, oratorical, orotund, rhetorical, circuitous, circumlocutory, diffuse, garrulous, logorrheic, long-winded, pleonastic, prolix, rambling, verbose, wordy, bending, crazy, crooked, curled, curling, curved, curving, curvy, devious, serpentine, sinuous, tortuous, twisted, twisting, winding

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Windy

Words with the opposite meaning of Windy:

unrhetorical, compact, concise, crisp, pithy, succinct, terse, straight, straightaway

Related Words for Windy

drafty, stormy, tempestuous, bloated, elevated, florid, flowery, grandiose, highfalutin, high-flown, high-sounding, inflated, lofty, ornate, pompous, pontifical, pretentious, stilted, tumid, turgid, overdone, chatty, communicative, conversational, gabby, loquacious, talkative, talky, voluble, periphrastic

Near Antonyms of Windy

breathless, calm, motionless, still, eloquent, well-spoken, bald, direct, matter-of-fact, plain, plainspoken, simple, stark, straightforward, unadorned, unaffected, unpretentious, brief, short, aphoristic, epigrammatic, sententious, compendious, summary, abbreviated, abridged, condensed, shortened, abrupt, blunt

Word Forms of Windy

Inflections: windier, windiest

Derived words: windily (adverb), windiness (noun)

Origin & Etymology of Windy

First known use: before 12th century

Frequently Asked Questions about Windy

What does "Windy" mean?

"Windy" means windswept. As an adjective, it is defined as: windswept. It has 4 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Windy"?

Other words for "Windy" include blowy, blustery, breezy, gusty, squally, bombastic, flatulent and fustian. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Windy" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Windy"?

There are 94 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Windy". Common alternatives include blowy, blustery, breezy, gusty, squally, bombastic, flatulent, fustian, gaseous and gassy.

What is the opposite of "Windy"?

Antonyms of "Windy" include unrhetorical, compact, concise, crisp, pithy, succinct, terse and straight. Near antonyms include breathless, calm, motionless and still.

How do you use "Windy" in a sentence?

Examples of "Windy" in a sentence: "one particularly windy day should shake the last of the autumn leaves from the trees"; "gave his usual windy speech about working for the common people"; "a windy saleswoman who told us a lot more than we wanted to know about vacuum cleaners".

Is "Windy" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Windy" is an adjective.

How do you pronounce "Windy"?

"Windy" is pronounced /ˈwin-dē/ as an adjective and /ˈwīn-dē/ as an adjective.

What is the origin of the word "Windy"?

First known use: before 12th century.