nippy

Examples

• All

• Is it getting nippy in here?

  Fiction book (1997)

• Despite it being mid-autumn and somewhat nippy, the elders insisted on sitting outside on the wide patio built underneath an elm tree.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Sometimes it could be a little nippy in the spring, so you gotta be careful.

• Still a little nippy in here though.

  Uncle Drew (2018)

• It's gonna get nippy out there, boys.

  She's the One (1996)

• It's going to be a bit nippy tonight.

  On Golden Pond (1981)

• It's getting a little nippy outside.

  Impulse (1984)

• The air was nippy; we had left a window open.

  Fiction book (1999)

• It's a bit nippy, eh?

  Drift (2013)

• Gosh, I love looking at my yellow rose bush as November gets nippy.

  Blog text (26)

Synonyms

C

chilly

vsnippy

100 1.0

A bit cold in a way that feels uncomfortable

is fresher and more invigorating rather than merely uncomfortable cold

C

crisp

vsnippy

25 2.7

Pleasantly cold and fresh, making you feel awake

is similar but focuses more on freshness than briskness

S

snappy

vsnippy

1 4.0

Briskly cold and fresh, making you feel awake

is the general term for such stimulating cold

C

coolish

vsnippy

1 3.6

A little cool in temperature or a little unfriendly in manner

is colder and more brisk giving a stimulating feeling

N

nipping

vsnippy

3.5

Slightly cold and fresh in a way that makes you feel awake

means the same but often appears as a participle form

N

niffy

vsnippy

• UK

9.9

Being a little cold, especially the air or weather

is sharper and more stimulating rather than mild coolness

P

parky

vsnippy

• UK

9.1

Feeling quite cold, often said about the weather

is brisk and refreshing instead of causing strong discomfort

Antonyms

H

hot

∞ 1.0

Having a high temperature and able to burn your skin

S

sultry

5 5.3

Very hot and humid in an uncomfortable way

How Cold

freezing

1.0

cold

∞ 1.0

chilly

100 1.0

nippy

8 4.1

cool

65 1.0

mild

75 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology