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oceany

UK/ˈəʊ.ʃə.ni/US/ˈoʊ.ʃə.ni/

oceany adjective: characteristic of the ocean.

Adjective

oceany (comparative more oceany, superlative most oceany)

  1. Characteristic of the ocean.
    • Two other birds took up residence at our swimming pool, which I had painted an eggplant colour, giving the water an oceany hue.2007, Rosalie Wise Sharp, Rifke: An Improbable Life, page 144
    • My parents then roasted, baked and grilled the fillets for months without ever tiring of what my mother called their “sweet, oceany taste.”2009 August 12, Melissa Clark, “Bluefish With a Crunchy Bite”, in The New York Times

Forms of oceany

comparativemore oceany
superlativemost oceany

Origin of oceany

From ocean + -y. Doublet of oceanic.

Questions about oceany

What does oceany mean?
Oceany means characteristic of the ocean.
What part of speech is oceany?
Oceany is an adjective.
How do you pronounce oceany?
Oceany is pronounced /ˈəʊ.ʃə.ni/ (UK).

Words near oceany in the dictionary

  1. oceanway
  2. oceanways
  3. oceanwide
  4. oceanwise
  5. oceanworthy
  6. oceany
  7. ocebob
  8. ocebobs
  9. Ocegueda
  10. Oceguedas
  11. Oceguera

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