# dewy

/ˈdui/ (US) · /djˈuːi/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Adjective

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/dewy
Updated: 2026-10-16

## Definition

covered with tiny drops of water, like grass early in the morning. You also use it for skin that looks fresh, soft, and a little shiny.

For teachers: Covered with or resembling dew; damp with light surface moisture. Extended in cosmetic and descriptive use to fresh, luminous skin with a lightly moist appearance.

## Examples

- The grass feels dewy under my bare feet.
- She walks across the dewy lawn early in the morning to fetch the newspaper.
- At dawn the dewy meadow shimmered in pale light, each blade holding tiny drops that caught the sun before the heat erased them.

## Synonyms

moist, glowing

## Antonyms

Dry

## Usage notes

- Typically placed before the noun it modifies; also used predicatively after linking verbs like look or feel.

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