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tempestuous weather

tempestuous weather

7.0
Very strong winds and heavy rain that make conditions dangerous
  • noun
  • /tɛmˈpɛstʃuəs ˈwɛðər/
translation icon : clima tempestuoso
  • The tempestuous weather caused many flight cancellations.

Examples

  • Don't go outside in this tempestuous weather!

  • The tempestuous weather forced us to cancel the outdoor event due to heavy rain and strong winds.

  • Farmers worry that tempestuous weather could damage this year's crops.

  • The tempestuous weather battered the coastline for hours.

  • We stayed inside all day due to the tempestuous weather.

  • The sailors prayed for better conditions as the tempestuous weather threatened to capsize their boat.

  • After a night of tempestuous weather, the sun emerged to reveal a clear sky and calm sea.

Synonyms

tempest
vstempestuous weather
  • Literature
11 8.8

A very strong storm with winds that can damage things

is broader in scope as ongoing turbulent conditions rather than one event
storminess
vstempestuous weather
1 5.7

A time with strong wind and heavy rain that makes travel dangerous

is more intense and includes strong winds and heavy rain

Antonyms

cloudless
8 1.0

A sky with no clouds

calmness
1 1.0

Weather with little wind or waves

How Stormy

tempestuous weather
7.0
stormy
33 1.0
windy
73 1.0
calmness
1 1.0

Surface Forms

tempestuous weather singular
tempestuous weathers plural

Morphology

tempestuous + weather

The phrase is directly compositional: 'tempestuous' denotes stormy, turbulent conditions and 'weather' refers to atmospheric conditions, so the combined meaning is simply very stormy weather. This adjective+noun pattern is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a learner who knows both constituents should grasp the phrase.

Etymology

Tempestuous weather comes from the old word tempest, which meant a big, violent storm. Picture dark skies, strong wind and heavy rain, and you see why tempestuous + weather now means 'very stormy'.