pluvieux

== French == === Etymology === From Middle French pluvieux, from Old French pluviex (13th c.), from Latin pluviōsus. The regular descendant of this is Old French plujos, which would have yielded modern *plugeux; compare Catalan plujós. By analogy with pluie, there was also a byform pluios (Middle French pluyeux), in which /v/ may have been inserted after plovoir; compare the Middle French variants plouvieux, pleuvieux. However, the form may also be of learned origin and was, at any rate, reinforced by its Latinate shape. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ply.vjø/ === Adjective === pluvieux (feminine pluvieuse, masculine plural pluvieux, feminine plural pluvieuses) rainy (characterised by rain) Antonym: sec Near-synonym: humide climat pluvieux ― wet climate la saison pluvieuse ― the wet season des journées pluvieuses ― rainy days une région pluvieuse ― a wet region, a rainy region ==== Usage notes ==== Not to be confused with pluvial, which describes that which has fallen rain as its origin (e.g. eaux pluviales, rainwater as a collective) or cause (e.g. erosion resulting from rainfall). ==== Derived terms ==== pluviosité ==== Related terms ==== pluie pluviôse pleuvoir === References === “pluvieux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 “pluvieux”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse