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sandy

  (săn') pronunciation
adj., -i·er, -i·est.
  1. Covered with, full of, or consisting of sand.
  2. Having characteristics similar to sand.
  3. Of the color of sand; light yellowish brown.
sandiness sand'i·ness n.
 
 
WordNet: sandy
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The adjective has 5 meanings:

Meaning #1: composed of or covered with relatively large particles
  Synonyms: farinaceous, coarse-grained, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, mealy

Meaning #2: (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
  Synonyms: friable, light

Meaning #3: of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
  Synonym: flaxen

Meaning #4: resembling or containing sand; or growing in sandy areas
  Synonyms: arenaceous, sandlike

Meaning #5: abounding in sand


 
Translations: Translations for: Sandy

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sandet, sandfarvet, grynet

idioms:

  • sandy beach    sandstrand

Nederlands (Dutch)
zanderig, rossig blond

Français (French)
adj. - sablonneux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - sandig, Sand-, rotblond

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αμμώδης, αμμοσκεπής, (μτφ.) ξανθωπός, πυρρόξανθος

idioms:

  • sandy beach    αμμώδης ακτή, αμμουδιά

Italiano (Italian)
sabbioso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - arenoso, ruivo

Русский (Russian)
песчаный, песочный, непрочный, легко изменяющий форму, зыбкий, рыжеволосый, рыжий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - arenoso, cubierto de arena, de color rubio rojizo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sandig, modig, duktig, rödblond

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
含沙的, 铺上沙的, 多沙的, 沙色的, 黄棕色的

idioms:

  • sandy beach    沙滩

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 含沙的, 鋪上沙的, 多沙的, 沙色的, 黃棕色的

idioms:

  • sandy beach    沙灘

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 모래의, 무미 건조한, 꺼칠꺼칠한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 砂の, 砂質の, 砂だらけの, 砂色の
n. - 男子名, 女子名, スコットランド人

idioms:

  • sandy beach    砂浜

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) رملي أللون, رملي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חולי, מלא חול, מכיל חול, צהוב-אדמדם, ג'ינג'י‬


 
 

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