Watery — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

filled with water

wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɔːɾɚɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɔːtəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɔːtəɹi/

3 syllables Say it as /wˈɔːɾɚɹi/.

Examples

watery soil
wiped his reeking neck
a watery substance

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

washy weak reeking

Parts of Speech

adjective	filled with water “watery soil”
adjective	wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears “wiped his reeking neck”
adjective	relating to or resembling or consisting of water “a watery substance”
adjective	overly diluted; thin and insipid “washy coffee”

Word Forms

wateriness	noun	the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water
water	noun	binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wässrig

mit Wasser gefüllt

🇫🇷French

aqueux

rempli d'eau

🇪🇸Spanish

acuoso

lleno de agua

🇮🇹Italian

acquoso

riempito d'acqua

🇳🇱Dutch

waterig

gevuld met water

🇵🇹Portuguese

aguado

cheio de água

🇷🇺Russian

водянистый

наполненный водой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आंसुओं से भरा हुआ

पानी से भरा हुआ

🇧🇩Bengali

জলময়

জলে ভরা

🇮🇳Tamil

நீர் நிறைந்த

தண்ணீர் நிரப்பப்பட்ட

🇮🇳Telugu

నీళ్ళు

నీటితో నిండిపోయింది

🇮🇳Marathi

पाणचट

पाण्याने भरलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

પાણીયુક્ત

પાણીથી ભરેલું

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೀರಿರುವ

ನೀರಿನಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വെള്ളമുള്ള

വെള്ളം നിറഞ്ഞു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਾਣੀ ਵਾਲਾ

ਪਾਣੀ ਨਾਲ ਭਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

پانی دار

پانی سے بھرا ہوا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

水汪汪的

充满水

🇯🇵Japanese

水っぽい

水で満たされた

🇰🇷Korean

물의

물로 가득 차있다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhiều nước

chứa đầy nước

🇹🇭Thai

แหยะ

เต็มไปด้วยน้ำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

berair

diisi dengan air

🇵🇭Filipino

matubig

napuno ng tubig

🇲🇾Malay

berair

diisi dengan air

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مائي

مملوءة بالماء

🇮🇷Persian

آبکی

پر از آب

🇹🇷Turkish

sulu

suyla dolu

🇮🇱Hebrew

מֵימִי

מלא במים

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The primary meaning of 'watery' is 'filled with water'.

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