hiemal

9.9

Relating to winter, usually cold and snowy

adjective
/ˈhaɪəməl/

: invernal

The hiemal landscape was covered in a thick blanket of snow.

Examples

The hiemal winds blew fiercely through the trees.
Migratory birds leave before the hiemal months begin.
Her poetry often captures the stillness of hiemal evenings.
Many animals hibernate during the hiemal months.
The hiemal landscape was covered in a thick blanket of snow.
Migratory birds leave before the hiemal months begin.
Her poetry often captures the stillness of hiemal evenings.

Synonyms

wintry

vshiemal

12 3.5

Cold and bleak with snow or strong wind

refers to winter relation without stressing cold or bleak mood

wintery

vshiemal

1 1.8

Having cold weather with snow and strong wind

focuses on direct relation to winter rather than mere resemblance

brumal

vshiemal

Archaic

9.9

Having the cold, snowy feeling of winter

is the chosen entry form with identical meaning

hibernal

vshiemal

Formal

9.9

Relating to winter and its cold months

is used here as the primary entry rather than an alternative form

Antonyms

summery

3 2.8

Having warm, bright, and light qualities like sunny days

How Wintry

freezing

1.0

icy

89 1.0

hiemal

9.9

chilly

100 1.0

cool

608 1.0

mild

75 1.0

Surface Forms

hiemal positive

Morphology

hiemal = hiem + al

Built from a non‑productive Latin combining form 'hiem-' plus the suffix '-al'; the root is not a recognizable English base, so learners cannot derive the meaning from familiar English components.

Etymology

Hiemal comes from the Latin word hiems 'winter' and shares the same root as hibernate, so it simply means 'wintry' or 'relating to winter'.