windy

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adjective (1)

ˈwin-dē 

windier; windiest

1

a(1)

: windswept

a windy coast

(2)

: marked by strong wind or by more wind than usual

a windy day

b

: violent, stormy

2

: flatulent sense 1

a windy bellyache

3

a

: verbose, bombastic

a windy politician

b

: lacking substance : empty

windy promises

windily

ˈwin-də-lē 

adverb

windiness

ˈwin-dē-nəs 

noun

windy

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adjective (2)

ˈwīn-dē 

windier; windiest

: winding

a windy path

windiness

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noun

wind·​i·​ness -dēnə̇s 

-din-

plural -es

: the quality or state of being windy: such as

a

: flatulence

b

: lack of substance : verbosity, pomposity

showed up the windiness of their arguments, the sublime folly of their attempts

—Virginia Woolf

c

: the presence of wind in the atmosphere

average hourly velocity is considered a good index of windiness

—New Yorker

d

: breathiness

Synonyms of windy

Adjective (1)

• gusty
• blustery
• breezy
• blowy

Adjective (2)

• winding
• curved
• curving
• twisted
• twisting
• serpentine

Examples of windy in a Sentence

Adjective (1)

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

Adjective (2)

a windy little creek

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Extreme heat and dry, windy conditions fueled several wildfires in the West on Sunday, including an uncontained blaze in Utah that forced the evacuation of a small town southwest of Salt Lake City. — Valerie Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026

Each tier has a mesh bottom for airflow and mesh straps to keep sweaters from blowing off on windy days, and the swiveling hook can be locked into place over clotheslines or drying racks to stay put in the breeze. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 21 June 2026

The crewneck has an oversized fit that’s ideal for layering over summer tank-tops, and heck, even a swimsuit on windy beach days. — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 20 June 2026

The suspect continued driving through the windy roads near Castaic Lake as officers trailed behind. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English windinesse, from windy entry 1 + -nesse -ness

First Known Use

Adjective (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Adjective (2)

1757, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for windy

• hindi
• indie
• lindy
• sindhi

Kids Definition

windy

adjective

ˈwin-dē

windier; windiest

1

: having strong winds

a windy prairie

2

: marked by or given to too much talk

a windy speaker

windiness noun