pluviophile
noun

- one who loves rain; one who finds joy and peace of mind during rainy days

- an organism that thrives in a rainy environment (biology)

Wictionary

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ORIGIN

The word “pluviophile” is a combination of the Latin word: pluvia which means "rain", and the Greek phile, meaning "one who loves” or “one who is attracted to”.

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RAINY IDIOMS

- take a rain check = to use or take advantage of an invitation at another, more convenient, time (Sorry, but I need to take a rain check on your lunch invitation, I have a dental appointment.)

- when it rains it pours = when something good or bad happens, it’s likely good or bad things will follow (Hey Jane, not only did you get the job, but you also got a bonus. What can I say? When it rains it pours!)

- to rain on (someone’s) parade = to spoil something for someone, to ruin one’s plans or tone down their excitement (Tomorrow is a very special day for Amanda, let’s make sure that nobody rains on her parade.)

- saving for a rainy day = to save or keep something, until it is truly needed (Let’s save this year’s bonus for a rainy day.)

- come rain or shine = to do something whether it is raining outside or the sun is shining (The sports event starts at 2 pm, come rain or shine.)

- no rain, no rainbow = positive things usually happen after or alongside negative things (Jim was shocked to lose his job, but now he’s found the perfect position - it’s as they say, no rain, no rainbow.)

- as right as rain = to be in fine health or good working order (After the operation, he’s as right as rain.) W.L. Phelps wrote: “The expression ‘as right as rain’ must have been invented by an Englishman,… in England rainy weather is a normal fact of life.”

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WHETHER THE WEATHER

Whether the weather be fine,
Or whether the weather be not,
Whether the weather be cold,
Or whether the weather be hot,
We’ll weather the weather,
Whatever the weather,
Whether we like it or not.

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SYNONYMS
for the condensed moisture of the atmosphere falling visibly in separate drops:

cat-and-dog weather, cloudburst, condensation, cyclone, cyclonic storm, deluge, downfall, downpour, drencher, driving rain, drizzle, fall of rain, heavy rain, heavy shower, inundation, light fall, liquid sunshine, mizzle, moistness, pouring rain, precipitation, raindrops, rainfall, raining cats and dogs, rainstorm, rainy weather, Scotch mist, showers, showery weather, sleet, soaker, soup, squall, thunderstorm, torrent, torrential rain, washout, wet weather

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“The famous song ’Singin’ in the Rain’ must have been written by a PLUVIOPHILE.”

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