US /ˈnɪviəs/ UK /ˈnɪviəs/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    snowy; resembling snow in whiteness

    The peaks rose niveous against a darkening sky.

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Synonyms
1 adj · snowy; resembling snow in... snowysnow-whitewhitewintry
Word family
Related forms nevenival

Etymology

From Latin niveus ('snowy, snow-white'), from nix, niv- ('snow').

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