snowy

[snoh-ee]

adjective

snowier, snowiest 

1. abounding in or covered with snow.

   snowy fields.

2. characterized by snow, as the weather.

   a snowy day.

3. pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling snow.

4. of the color of snow; snow-white.

   snowy skin.

5. immaculate; unsullied.

snowy

/ ˈsnəʊɪ /

adjective

1. covered with or abounding in snow

   snowy hills

2. characterized by snow

   snowy weather

3. resembling snow in whiteness, purity, etc

Other Word Forms

• snowily adverb
• snowiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of snowy¹

before 1000; Middle English snawy, Old English snāwig. See snow, -y ¹

Example Sentences

Chased from the theater — he’s been sneaking in — it’s a snowy night, and he accepts a ride from a seemingly normal family, who quickly turn abnormal.

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A perk of living in Syracuse — despite its reputation for hard winters and as one of the snowiest places in America — is its relative stability when it comes to other weather elements.

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He said a snowy egret swooped down and looked like it was going to dive for my head, then decided not to.

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Is that percussive pounding in earth the ground moving under our feet and the cello solo snowy Central Park?

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Conservation and management of the least Bell’s vireo, California least tern, and western snowy plover have resulted in significant increases to on-base populations of these species, according to the agency.

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Related Words

• cold 
• icy 
• stormy