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rimed

rimed

8.6
Having a thin layer of frost or ice crystals
  • adjective
  • /raɪmd/
  • UK
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  • On winter mornings, the grass appears rimed and silvery under the pale sunlight.

Examples

  • He walked through the rimed meadows, leaving tracks in the frozen grass.

  • The rimed trees looked magical in the morning light.

  • The old fence was rimed with glittering crystals after the cold night.

  • After the frost settled, the grass was beautifully rimed.

  • The rimed trees glistened in the sunlight after the overnight frost.

  • We admired the rimed branches, which looked like they were covered in diamonds.

  • The garden was beautiful in winter, with every flower rimed with a delicate layer of ice.

Synonyms

frosty
vsrimed
11 1.0

Cold, often with a thin layer of ice on the ground

focuses on being covered specifically by thin frost or ice crystals
icy
vsrimed
8 1.0

Shiny and slippery from a thin layer of ice

describes actual thin frost or ice crystals rather than just a shiny look
frosted
vsrimed
4 2.8

Covered with a thin layer of ice or sweet icing

refers only to a thin natural frost layer not to sweet icing
rimy
vsrimed
9.9

Covered with a thin white layer of frost

has identical meaning but appears in a different form

How Frosted

frosty
11 1.0
rimed
  • UK
8.6

Surface Forms

rimed positive

Morphology

rimed = rime (transparent) = rime + ed

The word 'rimed' is transparently derived from 'rime' with the addition of the past participle suffix '-ed', indicating a state of being covered with frost.

Etymology

Rimed comes from the noun rime, from an old English word hrīm that meant 'frost'. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a thin white rim of ice on the grass, so rimed means 'covered with a thin layer of frost'.