snowy

A1
US /ˈsnoʊi/ UK /ˈsnəʊi/
adj noun name Freq #14949

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Marked by snow; characterized by snow.

    snowy day

  2. 2
    adj

    Covered with snow; snow-covered; besnowed.

    snowy hillside

  3. 3
    adj

    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.

  4. 4
    noun

    Synonym of snowy owl.

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

  5. 5
    name

    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.

  6. 6
    adj

    of the white color of snow

  7. 7
    adj

    covered with snow

  8. 8
    adj

    marked by the presence of snow

Etymology

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

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
3 adj · snow-white in color, white... niveous
4 noun · synonym of snowy owl. snowy owl
6 adj · of the white color of snow snow-white
7 adj · covered with snow snow-cladsnow-covered
8 adj · marked by the presence of snow white
Word family
Derived forms snowilysnowinesssnowyishunsnowy

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