downy

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A blanket filled with down; a duvet.
    — Went to bed with 2 downies on the bed, but the heat finally kicked in and ended with one cover and my feet sticking out.
  2. A bed. dated,slang
    — to do the downy (i.e. lie in bed)
形容词 adj.
  1. Having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers or hair.
    — The chick's downy coat of feathers formed almost immediately to keep it warm.
  2. Sharp-witted, perceptive. dated,slang
    — The right hon. Gentleman has much more claim to the adjective downy than I have, but he really cannot catch me with that one.
  3. Low-spirited; down in the mouth. Norfolk,UK

词形变化

downier comparative downiest superlative downies plural

词汇关系

衍生词
downily downiness downy birch downy rattlesnake downy willow downy woodpecker undowny downy mildew downy oak

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Old English of-
Proto-Germanic *dūnaz?
Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-nós?
Proto-Celtic *dūnomder.?
Proto-West Germanic *dūnā
Old English dūne
Old English ofdūne
Old English adūne
Old English dūne
Middle English doun
English down
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English downy
From down + -y.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Old English of-
Proto-Germanic *dūnaz?
Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-nós?
Proto-Celtic *dūnomder.?
Proto-West Germanic *dūnā
Old English dūne
Old English ofdūne
Old English adūne
Old English dūne
Middle English doun
English down
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English downy
From down + -y.
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