May 7, 200818 yr Guess the brain cells are going. I've been trying to recall the correct word to describe the incidence of rain whilst in bright sunshine and having had 2 days of it's on the tip of my tongue I'm {discreetly} admitting defeat. Anyone help? Regards
May 7, 200818 yr My mother always refered to it as sunshowers - but I never could find it in any dictionary - now I find it in Wiki :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshower Is this the word ?
May 7, 200818 yr 'Manchester' With "bright sunshine" in the same sentence? Now that would be an oxymoron. Edited May 7, 200818 yr by adjan jb
May 7, 200818 yr In Swedish it's easy - solregn - 'sun rain'. ...and FWIW, my trusty Norstedts Swedish-English dictionary suggests 'sun shower' in English... No mention of the word in Collins Thesaurus or Collins English Dictionary though.
May 7, 200818 yr I would agree with April or Spring Showers - implying bright sun at the same time IMHO. I technical word I can not connect with but this link may be of some use? Maybe a web site offering cyptic crossword clues would help?
May 7, 200818 yr Author These are all most interesting, the folklore is fascinating, thanks one and all. The frustration is that I'm sure there's a climatological equivalent of synaesthesia to describe this, which I came across, in my youth The crossword site idea is a good one too. Regards
May 7, 200818 yr 'Manchester' Dublin would be better! Also the only expression that spings to mind is 'sunshowers' - sorry!
May 7, 200818 yr A sunshower is an unusual meteorological phenomenon in which rain falls while the sun is shining . These conditions often lead to the appearance of a rainbow, if the sun is at a low enough angle . The term "sunshower" is used in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and parts of Britain, but is rarely found in dictionaries . Additionally, the phenomenon has a wide range of sometimes remarkably similar folkloric names in cultures around the world . A common theme is that of trickster animals, or the devil, getting married, although many variations of parts of this theme exist. . The nature of cumuluform clouds is such that the sun can often be seen while they are producing rain. If a sunshower occurs in the early morning or late afternoon (specifically, any time the sun is at less than a 42° angle), a rainbow can occur. Anecdotally, it's said that a sunshower is a sign that rain will occur again soon, specifically that it will rain the next day.
May 7, 200818 yr Author Thanks for the above. However, what is interesting is that the exact same text {links adjusted} is on so many reference sites, Wikipedia, reference {this source}, allexperts.com etc. Try searching for the first phrase to see what I mean. I wonder where the sunsource is for that. Regards
May 7, 200818 yr Author You mean, of course, Moist von Lipwig, he of the Ankh-Morpork Royal Mint & former Postmaster General. Regards PS Wishing the best of health to Terry Pratchett, why isn't he a 'Sir' yet?
May 8, 200818 yr In Jamaica they call ALL rain 'liquid sunshine'Ye Man, Irie Dave That wouldn't happen to be the orange sunshine issue? Ya Man!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 8, 200818 yr Is 'Moist' the word you're looking for It's a great word that one Oh God, what a word... Perhaps my fave onomatopoeia along with rustle and trundle.
May 8, 200818 yr You mean, of course, Moist von Lipwig, he of the Ankh-Morpork Royal Mint & former Postmaster General.Regards PS Wishing the best of health to Terry Pratchett, why isn't he a 'Sir' yet? Indeed, a chum of Cut-my-own-throat Dibbler.... As for words I've always liked squiggle Edited May 8, 200818 yr by quiksilva
May 8, 200818 yr Is 'Moist' the word you're looking for It's a great word that one Oh God, what a word... Perhaps my fave onomatopoeia along with rustle and trundle. What about 'damp'?
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