snowy

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snowy¹

  • /ˈsnəʊi/ UK
  • /ˈsnoʊi/ US

Rhymes with -əʊi

Where it comes from

From Middle English snowy, snawy; from Old English snāwiġ. By surface analysis, snow + -y.

adjective snowier · snowiest

  1. Marked by snow; characterized by snow. snowy day
  2. Covered with snow; snow-covered; besnowed. snowy hillside
  3. Snow-white in color; white as snow. A man got up in all the outward trappings of a gentleman: an extensive display of snowy linen, unimpeachable tailoring, ganté, botté, in perfection; nothing overdone.

    Similar: niveous

noun snowies

  1. informal Synonym of snowy owl. […] the snowy was successful in forty-two percent of its strikes.

    Similar: snowy owl

  2. informal Synonym of snowy egret.

    Similar: snowy egret

Snowy²

proper noun

  1. A common name for a white dog Brian had a dog, Snowy, a cute bichon frise. Brian fed him with organic food. And he strained his morning mango juice.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: snow-covered, snow-white, white, colorless, achromatic, covered, snow-clad, snowfall, snow, ice, snowpack, snowstorm, icy, whooping, xue, glacial

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adj marked by snow

Españolnevado
Portuguêsnevoso, nevado
Françaisneigeux
DeutschSchnee-
Italianoinnevato
Ελληνικάχιονισμένος chionisménos
Русскийсне́жный snéžnyj, снегово́й snegovój
العربيةثَلْجِيّ ṯaljiyy

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@misc{snowy_2026,
  title = {snowy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/snowy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}