📖 Definitions of "Sandy"
adjective
- 1
Covered with sand.
- 2
Sprinkled with sand.
- 3
Containing sand.
"Some plants grow best in sandy soil."
- 4
Like sand, especially in texture.
🔄 Synonyms of "Sandy"
19 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| lightnoun | (physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light. |
| coarse | Lacking refinement, taste or delicacy. |
| looseverb | (transitive) To let loose, to free from restraints. |
| gritty | Spirited; resolute; unyielding. |
| flaxen | (of hair) A pale yellow brown as of dried flax; blonde. |
| friable | Easily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder. |
| blondenoun | (especially of a woman, offensive) Stupid, ignorant, naive. |
| farinaceous | Made from, or rich in, starch or flour. |
| grainy | Resembling grains; granular. |
| granular | Consisting of, or resembling, granules or grains. |
| arenaceous | (especially of soil) Sandy; characterised by sand. |
| coarse-grained | Consisting of coarse particles. |
| granulosenoun | granular |
| beachlike | Resembling or characteristic of a beach. |
| light-haired | being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or gray eyes |
| sandlike | resembling sand |
| beachynoun | Pertaining to a beach or something beach-like. |
| blondnoun | (of a person) Having blond hair. |
| mealynoun | Resembling meal (the foodstuff). |
↔️ Antonyms of "Sandy"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| clayey | Composed of clay or containing (much) clay; clayish. |
| argillaceous | (chiefly geology) Pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay; clayey. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sandy"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| sandlike | resembling sand |
| arenaceous | (especially of soil) Sandy; characterised by sand. |
| grittynoun | Spirited; resolute; unyielding. |
| granular | Consisting of, or resembling, granules or grains. |
| grainy | Resembling grains; granular. |
| beachynoun | Pertaining to a beach or something beach-like. |
| beachlike | Resembling or characteristic of a beach. |
| mealynoun | Resembling meal (the foodstuff). |
| blondnoun | (of a person) Having blond hair. |
| flaxen | (of hair) A pale yellow brown as of dried flax; blonde. |
| blondenoun | (especially of a woman, offensive) Stupid, ignorant, naive. |
| farinaceous | Made from, or rich in, starch or flour. |
| lightnoun | (physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light. |
| granulosenoun | granular |
| friable | Easily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder. |
| coarse-grained | Consisting of coarse particles. |
| looseverb | (transitive) To let loose, to free from restraints. |
| coarse | Lacking refinement, taste or delicacy. |
| light-haired | being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or gray eyes |
| arenose | sandy, gritty, full of sand. |
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🎨 Adjectives for "Sandy"
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🏷️ Nouns for "Sandy"
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