weathers

Rides it out

Weathers is the third-person singular of the verb weather, meaning to endure or survive difficult conditions: She weathers criticism with grace.

It also refers to the wearing effects of exposure: The salt air weathers the paint quickly.

As a plural noun, weathers occasionally appears in poetic or archaic contexts referring to different atmospheric conditions.

endures

withstands

Tolerates without yielding

endures · braves · tolerates · resists · overcomes · bears · sustains · rides out · toughs out · holds up

erodes

wears

Has on clothing

corrodes · oxidizes · rusts · patinas · bleaches · cracks · peels · warps · discolors · pits

exposes

seasons

Year's four divisions

  • airsPretentious behavioral displays
  • driesLoses moisture content
  • curesRemedies that heal

ages · conditions · hardens · toughens · tempers · acclimates · treats · matures · ripens · prepares

Categories
Opposites
endurance/survival

weatherssuccumbs

Yields to superior force

fails · perishes · goes under · falters · yields

acceptance vs resistance

weathersrejects

Refuses or discards

refuses · avoids · evades · escapes · dodges

Phrases
Family

weather, weathered, weathering, under the weather, weatherproof, fair-weather, weathercock, weatherproofing, weatherize

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G