Rain vs. Dew — What's the Difference?

Rain is liquid water in the form of droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then become heavy enough to fall under gravity. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is responsible for depositing most of the fresh water on the Earth.

Dew is water in the form of droplets that appears on thin, exposed objects in the morning or evening due to condensation. As the exposed surface cools by radiating its heat, atmospheric moisture condenses at a rate greater than that at which it can evaporate, resulting in the formation of water droplets.When temperatures are low enough, dew takes the form of ice; this form is called frost.

The condensed moisture of the atmosphere falling visibly in separate drops

Water droplets condensed from the air, usually at night, onto cool surfaces.

Rain falls

Something moist, fresh, pure, or renewing

Water condensed from atmospheric vapor and falling in drops.

Moisture, as in the form of tears or perspiration, that appears in small drops.

A fall of such water; a rainstorm.

To wet with or as if with dew.

The descent of such water.

(uncountable) Any moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces.

Rainy weather.

(uncountable) Moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc in the morning or evening, resulting in drops.

Rains A rainy season.

An instance of such moisture settling on plants, etc.

A heavy or abundant fall

(figurative) Anything that falls lightly and in a refreshing manner.

To fall in drops of water from the clouds.

(figurative) An emblem of morning, or fresh vigour.

To fall like rain

To wet with, or as if with, dew; to moisten.

To release rain.

Moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces, particularly at night.

To send or pour down.

Figuratively, anything which falls lightly and in a refreshing manner.

To give abundantly; shower

An emblem of morning, or fresh vigor.

Condensed water falling from a cloud.

To wet with dew or as with dew; to bedew; to moisten; as with dew.

(figuratively) Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops.

Same as Due, or Duty.

(figuratively) An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air.

Water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air;

(impersonal) To have rain fall from the sky.

(intransitive) To fall as or like rain.

(transitive) To issue (something) in large quantities.

Reign.

Water falling in drops from the clouds; the descent of water from the clouds in drops.

To fall in drops from the clouds, as water; - used mostly with it for a nominative; as, it rains.

To fall or drop like water from the clouds; as, tears rained from their eyes.

To pour or shower down from above, like rain from the clouds.

To bestow in a profuse or abundant manner; as, to rain favors upon a person.

Water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

Drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds

Anything happening rapidly or in quick successive;

Precipitate as rain;