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piney

piney is the alternative spelling of piny.

Meaning of piny

Adjective

piny (comparative pinier, superlative piniest)

  1. Of, resembling, pertaining to, or having many pines.
    • Near-synonym: pinelike
    Synonyms:
    pinelike

See all 2 meanings of piny

Noun capitalized: Piney

Piney (plural Pineys)

  1. (derogatory, slang) A native or inhabitant of the New Jersey Pine Barrens.

Proper noun capitalized: Piney

Piney

  1. A commune in Aube department, Grand Est, France.
  2. A rural municipality and community therein, in south-east Manitoba, Canada, on the border with Minnesota.
  3. A census-designated place in Garland County, Arkansas.
  4. An unincorporated community in Martin Township, Pope County, Arkansas.
  5. A census-designated place in Adair County, Oklahoma.
  6. A township in Clarion County, Pennsylvania.

Forms of piney

Adjective
comparativemore piney
superlativemost piney
Noun
pluralPineys

Origin of piney

From pine + -y.

Words formed from piney

Words that rhyme with piney

Questions about piney

What does piney mean?
Piney means a native or inhabitant of the New Jersey Pine Barrens.
What is piney the alternative spelling of?
Piney is the alternative spelling of piny.
What part of speech is piney?
Piney can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of piney?
The plural of piney is Pineys.

Words near piney in the dictionary

  1. Pineville
  2. pineweed
  3. pinewilt
  4. pinewood
  5. pinewoods
  6. piney
  7. Piney Range
  8. pineyard
  9. pineyards
  10. Pineys
  11. pinfall

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Adapted from Wiktionary: piney (page history and authors); Piney (page history and authors); piny (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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