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Stormy vs Thunderstorm - What's the difference?

stormy | thunderstorm |

As an adjective stormy

is of or pertaining to storms.

As a noun thunderstorm is

a storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow.

stormy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Of or pertaining to storms.
  • Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with strong winds and heavy rain.
    • a stormy''' season or ''a '''stormy day
  • * 2011 , Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/15195384.stm]
    • Fabio Capello insisted Rooney was in the right frame of mind to play in stormy Podgorica despite his father's arrest on Thursday in a probe into alleged betting irregularities, but his flash of temper - when he kicked out at Miodrag Dzudovic - suggested otherwise.
  • Proceeding from violent agitation or fury.
    • a stormy''' sound'' or '''''stormy shocks
  • Violent; passionate; rough.
    • stormy passions

    Antonyms

    * calm

    thunderstorm

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow.