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Monsoon vs Downpour - What's the difference?

monsoon | downpour | Synonyms |

Downpour is a synonym of monsoon.



As nouns the difference between monsoon and downpour

is that monsoon is any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season while downpour is a heavy rain.

As a verb downpour is

to pour down; rain heavily.

monsoon

English

(wikipedia monsoon)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.
  • Tropical rainy season when the rain lasts for several months with few interruptions.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-29, volume=407, issue=8842, page=28, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= High and wet , passage=Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages. Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge.}}
  • The rains themselves.
  • Entire meteorological systems with such characteristics.

    • References

    downpour

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a heavy rain
    • They got caught in a downpour without an umbrella and came back soaked.

    Synonyms

    * cloudburst * deluge * rain * rainstorm * storm * wet * torrent * monsoon * inundation

    Related terms

    * rain cats and dogs

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To pour down; rain heavily.
  • * 2002 , Patricia Koretchuk, Chasing the comet: a Scottish-Canadian life - Page 211 :
    • It started to downpour , so Billy and I made our way back to our house, with Scotty following—or so I thought.

    Derived terms

    * (l)