nival

[ nahy-vuhl ]

adjective

1. of or growing in snow:

   nival flora.

nival

/ ˈnaɪvəl /

adjective

1. of or growing in or under snow

Word History and Origins

Origin of nival¹

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin nivālis “of, belonging to snow; covered with snow; snowy,” equivalent to niv- (stem of nix ) “snow” + -ālis -al ¹; snow ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of nival¹

C17: from Latin nivālis, from nix snow

Example Sentences

I had a great time at the @GenOpp #CreepyCare -nival tonight and made a new friend.

From The Guardian

Nival, nī′val, adj. snowy, growing among snow.—adj.

From Project Gutenberg

DST reportedly invested $300m in Facebook and the biggest chunk of a $180m-round in Zynga in 2009, $4m in online gaming firm Nival in 2010 and $40m in Airbnb this year.

From The Guardian

Inside, game developer Nival invited attendees to "get some tail" in an inflatable bouncy house with "booth babes" sporting pinned-on fox tails and wiggling their chests.

From Seattle Times

Nival, living in or near snow.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• stormy
• wintry