Clayey — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

resembling or containing clay

(used of soil) compact and fine-grained

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɑːzəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsplˈeɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsplˈeɪz/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈɑːzəl/.

Examples

argillaceous rocks
the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cloggy heavy argillaceous

Antonyms

arenaceous

Parts of Speech

adjective	resembling or containing clay “argillaceous rocks”
adjective	(used of soil) compact and fine-grained “the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated”

Word Forms

argil

noun

a white clay (especially a white clay used by potters)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

lehmig

Ton ähneln oder Ton enthalten

🇫🇷French

argileux

ressemblant à ou contenant de l'argile

🇪🇸Spanish

arcilloso

parecido o que contiene arcilla

🇮🇹Italian

argilloso

somigliante o contenente argilla

🇳🇱Dutch

kleiachtig

die op klei lijkt of deze bevat

🇵🇹Portuguese

argiloso

semelhante ou contendo argila

🇷🇺Russian

глинистый

напоминающий или содержащий глину

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मिट्टी का

मिट्टी से मिलता-जुलता या युक्त

🇧🇩Bengali

কাদামাটি

সদৃশ বা কাদামাটি ধারণকারী

🇮🇳Tamil

களிமண்

களிமண்ணை ஒத்த அல்லது கொண்டிருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

బంకమట్టి

మట్టిని పోలి ఉంటుంది లేదా కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

चिकणमाती

सारखी किंवा चिकणमाती असलेली

🇮🇳Gujarati

માટીવાળું

માટી જેવું અથવા સમાવિષ્ટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜೇಡಿಮಣ್ಣಿನ

ಜೇಡಿಮಣ್ಣನ್ನು ಹೋಲುವ ಅಥವಾ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കളിമണ്ണ്

കളിമണ്ണിനോട് സാമ്യമുള്ളതോ അടങ്ങിയിരിക്കുന്നതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਿੱਟੀ ਵਾਲਾ

ਮਿੱਟੀ ਵਰਗਾ ਜਾਂ ਮਿੱਟੀ ਵਾਲਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مٹی

مٹی سے مشابہت یا مشتمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

粘土

类似或含有粘土

🇯🇵Japanese

粘土質の

粘土に似ている、または粘土を含むもの

🇰🇷Korean

클레이

점토와 비슷하거나 함유된 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đất sét

giống hoặc chứa đất sét

🇹🇭Thai

ดินเหนียว

คล้ายหรือประกอบด้วยดินเหนียว

🇮🇩Indonesian

liat

menyerupai atau mengandung tanah liat

🇲🇾Malay

tanah liat

menyerupai atau mengandungi tanah liat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طيني

تشبه الطين أو تحتوي عليه

🇮🇷Persian

رسی

شبیه یا حاوی خاک رس

🇹🇷Turkish

killi

kile benzeyen veya kil içeren

🇮🇱Hebrew

חימרית

דומה או מכיל חימר

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