monsoon
English meaning: Monsoon
Definition
Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.
Example
“Streets across the city flooded during the heavy monsoon rains.”
Another example: “Farmers depend on the summer monsoon to water their crops.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A noun for a seasonal wind, and especially the heavy rains it brings to South Asia and other tropical regions ('the monsoon season'). Used in meteorology, geography and travel. Neutral register; often attributive ('monsoon rains').
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Portuguese 'monção', from Arabic 'mawsim' (season); in English from the 16th century.
Synonyms
- rainy season
- wet season
- seasonal wind
Related Words
Common Collocations
- monsoon season
- monsoon rains
- summer monsoon
- heavy monsoon
- monsoon flooding
- onset of the monsoon
Word Forms
monsoon (n); monsoons (pl)
Word Tools
Tools & Calculators
15% of 200 = 30 · 15 is 7.5% of 200
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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