Rainier
adj, name, noun
adj, name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A hybrid cherry cultivar, sweet with a thin skin and thick creamy-yellow flesh.
Adjective
- 1 comparative form of rainy: more rainy comparative, form-of
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from French. countable, uncountable
- 2 A city in Columbia County, Oregon, United States. countable, uncountable
- 3 A city in Thurston County, Washington, United States. countable, uncountable
- 4 A hamlet in the County of Newell, Alberta, Canada. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"It is a bit rainier than before"
Etymology
Borrowed from French Rainier. The cherry was named after Mount Rainier.