how to pronounce downy

/ˈdaʊ.ni/

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downy is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of downy

adjective:

Sharp-witted, perceptive.
Having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers or hair.

noun:

A blanket filled with down; a duvet.

downy frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word downy occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics downy can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that downy can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;