Oceany

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Having the qualities of, or suggesting, the vast open sea
2. Resembling the ocean in its vastness, depth, or character
3. Relating to or reminiscent of the great salt waters that cover much of the Earth

Etymology: "Oceany" is a plain formation: the noun "ocean" with the suffix "-y", which turns a noun into an adjective meaning "having the qualities of" or "characterised by" the thing named. So "oceany" describes something with the feel or character of the sea, such as a vast, watery, or boundless quality. The word is a doublet of "oceanic," meaning that both words come from the same source, "ocean," but reached English by different routes and took different suffixes. "Oceanic" follows the learned Latin-influenced pattern (from Latin "oceanicus," itself from Greek "okeanikos"), while "oceany" is built directly on the English noun, which means the two forms developed in parallel from a single root.